Government eases norms to export sugar surplus to prop up local prices

The country is likely to produce a record 29.5 million tonnes of sugar in the 2017/18 season that ends on Sept. 30

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Mar 28 2018 | 9:11 PM IST

India on Wednesday relaxed norms for mills to export sugar, two government notifications said.

The country is likely to produce a record 29.5 million tonnes of sugar in the 2017/18 season that ends on Sept. 30, up 45 percent from the previous year.

Reuters reported earlier this month that India was planning to bring in rules to force sugar mills to export millions of tonnes of surplus supplies to prop up local prices.

 

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First Published: Mar 28 2018 | 7:19 PM IST

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