Page 11 - Sugar

Women in metros consume higher quantities of added sugar than men

But overall consumption in metro cities lower than ICMR standards

'Cane is king', say sugar traders as India is set to roil the market again

Sugar output in the country is expected to bounce back in 2020-21

Sugar production falls 35% to 4.5 million tonnes due to delayed crushing

Sugar export contracts worth 2 MT firmed up by domestic mills

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.

UP govt keeps sugarcane price unchanged at Rs 315 per quintal

This is the second straight year that the govt has kept prices unchanged. It had hiked the price by Rs 10 per quintal for the common variety in its maiden year in office, during 2017-18 season

Fund-starved Maharashtra sugar industry pin hopes on new coalition govt

NCP commands considerable support among cane growers and sugar mills; 75% of the state's functional units owe allegiance to the party

India's sugar demand takes a beating over slowdown, health concerns

Global sugar consumption is expected to climb 1.3 per cent in the 2019-20 season, slightly below the five-year average, the International Sugar Organization said in a report

In an era of crumbling trade deals, India and Indonesia get closer

The two commodity heavyweights have set a target to double trade to $50 billion in 2025

UP govt asks sugar mills to clear farmers' dues by Oct 31, warns of action

On Wednesday, the Allahabad High Court directed the state government to clear dues of sugarcane growers

Conversion of sugar into ethanol could take time to show results on ground

The 2019-20 sugar season starts from next month and the peak crushing will happen in the first five-six months

Why it may take a while before conversion of sugar into ethanol takes off

Storage issues, financial health of mills are seen as some of the immediate impediments to the process

Edible oil industry shaken on news of oil-for-sugar deal with Indonesia

Units are miffed at the move as there is a lot of idle capacity in the country; sugar industry, on the other hand, has welcomed the development

ISO forecasts global sugar deficit of nearly 5 mn tonnes in 2019-20

The ISO noted that consumption growth was expected to be below the 1.8 per cent average seen up to 2016-17

Govt should allow more sugar diversion for ethanol making: NFCSF

The country is likely to have total 43 million tonnes of sugar supply during the 2019-10 marketing year

Commodity picks: 26 August 2019

Sugar is trading at Rs 3,287 per quintal in Kolhapur, Jeera prices in Unjha are trading at Rs 17,320 per quintal

EID Parry shuts sugar factory in Tamil Nadu, cites cane availability

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are major sugarcane producers but weak monsoon for the past few years has hit production badly

Govt fixes export quota of 10,000 tonne of sugar to EU at concessional rate

By availing the CXL concession on export to the EU, traders can export sugar at relatively low or zero customs duty

Sugar alone doesn't cause diabetes: Indian producers want you to believe

Even Pakistanis and Sri Lankans have a sweeter tooth than Indians. What then makes India the diabetes capital of the world?

Cabinet okays Rs 15,500-cr loan for sugar mills to boost ethanol capacity

Sugarcane dues have crossed Rs 20,000 crore till February of this marketing year

Rs 2 per kg hike in MSP to improve sugar mills' cash flow: Report

Additional inflow of funds is set to reduce cane arrears, which surged to Rs 20,000 crore in January