ISMA says India’s sugar production up by 6.7% till Dec 31
India’s sugar production till December 31, 2018 was up by 6.7 per cent to 110.52 lakh tonnes as compared to 103.56 lakh tonnes in the same period last year, …
Chinese delegation visits India to firm up long term pact for sugar import
The Chinese delegation is exploring ways of firming up long-term arrangements for import of sugar from India. A high-level delegation from the Chinese sugar …
India’s sugar mills produce 39.7 lakh tonnes till Nov 30; set to reach another record
Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), an industry body in its report has stated that Indian Sugar mills have produced 39.73 lakh tonnes of sugar till November …
Sugar prices in India crash on low domestic and export demand
In the past one month due to subdued domestic and export demand, sugar price in India has declined by as much as 5.5 percent, with some grades of the sweetener …
As sugar stockpile grows, India needs sugar reforms, says industry body ISMA
India’s sugar sector is in urgent of reform as stocks climb and high cane prices keep production costs far above those of its rivals, the Indian Sugar Mills …
Competition Commission of India fines sugar firms and their industry bodies over ethanol tender
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of Rs 38 crore on sugar companies and their associations for alleged rigging of the ethanol …
Indian sugar industry urges government to hike MSP by Rs 7 per kg
The Indian sugar industry has urged the government to hike the minimum sale price (MSP) of sugar to Rs 36 a kilo (kg), from the current Rs 29 and mandatorily …
India extends sugar export deadline by three months till December 2018
India’s food ministry has extended the deadline for exporting 2 million tonnes of sugar by three months to December as only a fourth of it has been shipped …
Indian sugar mills want ex-mill MSP of sugar to be increased by 24%
India’s sugar industry has demanded that the ex-mill minimum selling price (MSP) of sugar be increased by 24 per cent to Rs 36 per kg from Rs 29 per kg to …
India’s sugar output likely to hit new record in next season
India’s sugar production is estimated to rise by 10 percent to touch a new record of 35.5 million tonnes in the next marketing year, starting October as …