Tag: sugar prices
Centre halts sugarcane-based ethanol purchases for 2026-27 supply year, citing price pressures
The government has directed oil marketing companies (OMCs) to stop procuring ethanol made from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup and B-heavy molasses in the 2026-27 supply…
Early crushing to shore up sugar supplies before Diwali
Pune: A quarter of Maharashtra’s sugar mills will begin crushing sugarcane this week, a month ahead of schedule, to boost domestic supplies before Diwali, as…
India rejects Australia’s high sugar subsidy claims at WTO
New Delhi: India has rejected at the World Trade Organization (WTO), Australia’s counter notification which claims that India had exceeded its 10% product-specific de minimis…
Sugar imports likely for second year
PUNE: India may need to import sugar for a second consecutive year as severe water stress in key cane-growing states threatens to cut sugar recovery…
Sugar industry rejects profiteering claims, says mills sold less than 2.5% of annual demand at August peak
Rejecting claims of profiteering, the sugar industry said that mills across India sold just over 7 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of sugar at elevated prices…
Sugar and onion prices stabilise after stock-limit curbs and buffer sales, but onion outlook stays bullish
Pune: The prices of sugar and onion, the two daily staples, whose prices had seen a large rally, have stabilised since a week as a…
India’s retail inflation quickens to 4.8% in August from 4.45% in July as food prices exert pressure
India’s retail inflation has accelerated to 4.82% in August 2026 from 4.45% in July, as food prices and other key components of the consumer basket…
Sweet trouble: Sugar prices surge to 17-month high as govt warns mills against festival hoarding
Raw sugar futures extended gains to their highest level since March 2025, driven by strong Indian import demand and delays to cane crushing in Brazil,…
Govt asks sugar mills to ensure adequate supplies during festivals, keep prices ‘reasonable’
India has asked sugar mills to ensure adequate supplies during the festival season and sell the sweetener at reasonable prices, while warning it will take…
Sugar shortage bites: Retailers cap purchases, prices surge 29% ahead of Raksha Bandhan
Major retailers and online grocery platforms have started limiting how much sugar customers can buy, as supplies tighten ahead of Raksha Bandhan, a period that…