Mills in India, which vies with Brazil as the world's top sugar producer, have so far contracted to export about 1.2 million tons and aim to ship as much as 8 million tons in the 2022-23 year
The stock of sweetener hit a six month high and quoted at its highest level since April 2022
The government on Wednesday permitted the export of specified quantity of raw sugar to the US under the Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) till December-end this year. Earlier, it was permitted till September 30. "The validity for export of raw sugar to the US under TRQ has been extended from September 30, 2022 to December 31, 2022," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a public notice. TRQ is a quota for a volume of exports that enters the US at relatively low tariffs. After the quota reaches its limit, a higher tariff is applicable to additional shipments. In May, the government permitted additional export of 2,051 metric tonne of raw sugar under the TRQ to the US for its fiscal year ending September 30, 2022. With this quantity, total sugar export to the US under TRQ during its fiscal year 2022 would be 10,475 MT. India, the world's second-biggest producer and the largest consumer of sugar, has a preferential quota arrangement for sugar export with the European Union as
ICRA expects operating margins for sugar firms to remain in the range of 13.0 - 13.5 per cen in FY23 (in line with FY22 levels) supported by elevated sugar realizations as well as ethanol realizations
The high production cost of sugar in Uttar Pradesh may adversely impact its export from the state, creating a glut-like-situation in the upcoming cane crushing season
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Shree Renuka, Dwarikesh, Triveni Engineering, Uttam Sugar, Dhampur Sugar and Dalmia Bharat Sugar are down in the range of 2 per cent to 7 per cent on the BSE.
After the massive slaughtering post April 2022, sugar stocks consolidated in June and are now witnessing a pullback rally.
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Brokerage ICICI Securities believes this would not have any impact on sugar companies' fundamentals.
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With favourable mix of ethanol towards B-heavy/juice (feedstock) coupled with higher sugar realisations; operating margins are expected at 12.7%-13.7% in FY22-FY23 (slightly higher than FY21 levels).
Sugar stocks rallied up to 11 per cent on the BSE in Friday's intra-day trade on strong outlook and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) interest.
Wiith a favourable mix of ethanol towards B-heavy/ juice (feedstock) coupled with higher sugar realisations; operating margins of sugar companies are expected to improve.