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India's sugar output down 30.22% in Oct-Dec 2019; prices stable: ISMA

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 at 4.58 mn tonne till Dec 15, down 35% from year-ago: ISMA

According to the ISMA, 406 sugar mills were crushing sugarcane as on December 15, as against 473 mills on the year-ago same day.

To clear surplus stock, India exported 3.7 mn tonne sugar in 2018-19

Union minister Danve Raosaheb Dadarao said sugar mills were advised to export sugar as per their MIEQ (Minimum Indicative Export Quota) allocation

For sugar body, it's a season of controversy

Millers have accused ISMA of overstating last year's production and delaying the decision on imports

Isma cuts sugar output estimate

Production down 9%, as drought hits cane harvest in many parts of the country