India plans to allow extra 2 lakh tonnes duty-free sugar imports
India is planning to allow additional 200,000 tonnes of duty-free sugar imports, a government source said on Tuesday, as production fell below consumption in 2016/17 marketing year ending on Sept 30.
Aug 08, 2017, 20:07 PM IST
Sugar production may fall by 9% to 256 lakh tonnes in 2015-16
Country's sugar production is estimated to decline by over 9 percent to 256 lakh tonnes in the current marketing year ending September on account of lower sugarcane output.
Mar 29, 2016, 21:41 PM IST
Sugar production up 24% at 23.6 lakh tonnes in Oct-Nov: ISMA
India's sugar production rose 24 percent to 23.60 lakh tonnes in the first two months of the current marketing year on higher output from Maharashtra.
Dec 03, 2015, 17:09 PM IST
Sugar production up 33% at 7.61 lakh tonnes so far this season
India's sugar production rose by 33 percent to 7.61 lakh tonnes till November 15th in the current marketing year on higher output from Maharashtra.
Nov 19, 2015, 16:53 PM IST
Sugar output to decline to 26 million tonnes in 2015-16
The country had produced 28.1 million tonnes of sugar in the 2014-15 marketing year (October-September).
Oct 09, 2015, 16:58 PM IST
As India's cane crop wilts, risks grow for the global sugar market
Thousands of acres of India`s sugar crop are suffering severe damage from a faltering monsoon, with some farmers in the world`s second-biggest grower forced to feed withered cane to cattle in Maharashtra, the top producing state.
Sep 22, 2015, 14:36 PM IST
'25% of debt-ridden sugar mills unlikely to operate next year'
Sugar industry apex body ISMA today said that about 25 per cent of over 500 mills in the country may not be in a position to start crushing operations next marketing year starting October 2015 due to huge debt and banks' reluctance to provide fresh loan.
Apr 15, 2015, 19:18 PM IST
CCEA may take up sugar export subsidy issue today
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is likely to take up Thursday a proposal to extend export subsidy to 1.4 million tonnes of raw sugar in the ongoing 2014-15 marketing year.
Feb 19, 2015, 08:48 AM IST
Food Minister favours sugar export subsidy for upto 1.4 million tonnes
Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said his ministry is in favour of extending export subsidy to only 1.4 million tonnes of raw sugar in the ongoing 2014-15 marketing year.
Feb 11, 2015, 14:09 PM IST
'Decision on extending sugar export subsidy soon'
The government will soon take a final decision on extending subsidy for exports of raw sugar in the current 2014-15 marketing year, a top food ministry official said on Thursday.
Dec 18, 2014, 18:01 PM IST
Govt examining extension of export subsidy on sugar
The government is examining cash-starved sugar industry's demand for extending export subsidy on raw sweetener to 2014-15 marketing year, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Wednesday.
Dec 10, 2014, 19:26 PM IST
Food Min moves Cabinet note to suspend sugar export subsidy
The Food Ministry has sought approval to end the subsidy for raw sugar exports one year earlier as it is being availed only by a few sugar mills, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
Jul 01, 2014, 14:07 PM IST
