Page 12 - Sugar

India's sugar output seen falling below 30 mt in 2019-20 on dry weather

A drop in harvest for a second year will potentially cut overseas shipments and support global prices that fell 21 percent in 2018

Centre may hike minimum selling price of sugar to help farmers: Report

India's sugar exports are likely to be far lower than a 5 million-tonne target set by New Delhi despite a government push for overseas sales, industry officials said

Bitter days ahead for sugar as investors line up for 2019 losses

Cane millers can turn crops into either sweetener or biofuel. For a lot of 2018, high gasoline prices meant Brazilian processors favored making ethanol, helping to cap the sugar glut

Sri Lanka emerges the largest sugar importer from India; UAE distant second

Faced with supply glut pressurising sugar prices regularly, the Indian government has visited a number of countries to shell out some of the extra stocks

Oct-Nov sugar production up slightly to 3.97 million tonne: ISMA

In Maharashtra, 167 sugar mills have started their crushing operations and are running in full swing and as on November 30

Why India becoming world's top sugar producer is no good news for companies

India's production, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service, may rise 5.2 per cent to a record 35.9 million metric tonne on increasing acreage and improving yields

India poised to topple Brazil as the world's biggest sugar producer

Global inventory is forecast to rise as "massive stock building" in India counters lower supplies in China and the EU, the USDA unit said

India's sugar exports hit by falling prices; govt offers transport subsidy

Sugar price declines 4% in the world and 2.5% in India in two weeks; Maharashtra seek incentives on tradable quantity from Uttar Pradesh mills.

Sugar stocks gain in weak market; Balrampur Chini, Dhampur Sugar up over 8%

Balrampur Chini, Dalmia Bharat Sugar, Dhampur Sugar, Uttam Sugar, Dwarikesh Sugar and Thiru Arooran were up in the range of 5% to 13% on the BSE, as compared to 0.45% decline in Sensex at 01:24 PM.

Sugar output seen falling to 31.5 mn tonnes in 2018-19, lower than 2017-18

Closing stock at the end of the year will still be very high despite improvement in exports

At 32 MT, India's sugar output may remain below prior forecast for 2018-19

The sugar output is now seen at 32 million tonnes for the season that began on Oct. 1, down from its previous forecast of 35-35.5 million tonnes

Sugar exporters to meet on Monday to evolve strategies to boost exports

The government has already announced several incentives in the past few months to allow sugar mills get rid of surplus stocks

Global sugar supply to see 710,000-tonne deficit in 2018-19: Report

Mills in Brazil have sharply turned to ethanol production to take advantage of better financial returns than those seen in sugar sales

Grub infestation: Farmers latest headache is fixing India's sugar problem

NFCSF has lowered its production forecast for the 2018/19 crop year to 32.4 million tonnes, including 9.7 million tonnes for Maharashtra

Sugar stocks extend rally; Uttam Sugar, Dwarikesh jump over 40% in one week

Thiru Arooran Sugars, Dwarikesh Sugar Industries, Uttam Sugar Mills, Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries and Ponni Sugars (Erode) were up in the range of 14% to 20% on Monday.

Sugar stocks in focus; Uttam Sugar, Dwarikesh, Dhampur Sugar surge over 10%

Thiru Arooran Sugars, KCP Sugar & Industries and Bajaj Hindustan Sugar were up more than 10% as compared to 0.21% decline in the S&P BSE Sensex at 11:13 am.

Sugar muddle

The sector must undergo market reform

Sugar mills to face borrowing woes as banks keep sector on 'caution list'

Lenders have been conservative in sanctioning limits for the crushing season 2018-19

India's sugar output is expected to reach a record 35-35.5 million tonnes

The production in Maharashtra is pegged higher at 11-11.5 million tonnes against 10.71 million tonnes

Uttar Pradesh govt asks sugar mills to pay Rs 123 bn dues in 15 days

In the current season, that is 2017-18, UP's sugar production was around 12 mt on the back of higher production and a rise in recovery ratio of 10.87%