India is set to allow sugar exports in two tranches for the next season beginning in October, as the world's biggest producer of the sweetener tries to balance the interests of farmers and consumers
India has exported around 8.5 million tonnes of sugar since the current season began on Oct 1, with exporters likely to contract another 1.5 million tonnes for overseas sales in the next five months
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Sugar mills had manufactured 17.70 million tonnes of sugar in the corresponding period of the previous 2020-21 marketing year (October-September)
India is the world's second-biggest sugar producer and the higher output could weigh on global prices
India's sugar production rose 24% to 20.9 lakh tonnes during October 1-November 15 on higher output in Maharashtra and Karnataka
The country is the world's second-biggest sugar producer and the higher output could weigh on global prices
A few mills closed operations ahead of normal schedule, a trade body said on Wednesday
Production jumped in Maharashtra, a leading trade body said
This would be 12 per cent higher than estimated production of 27.2 MT in the current 2019-20 cycle
There is likely 1% fall in sugarcane area to 22.92 lakh hectares this year
Ex-mill sugar prices have remained steady in the range of Rs 3,250-3,350 per quintal in north India and at Rs 3,100-3,250 per quintal in the south India, the industry body added
Sugar production could slide to between 26 million tons to 26.5 million tons in 2019-20, compared with 33.1 million tons a year earlier
According to the ISMA, mills produced 33.16 million tonne of sugar during the 2018-19 marketing year, of which sales were 25.5 million tonne.
Two producing states of UP and Maharashtra alone are expected to produce over 10 million tonnes this season