Sugar trade body AISTA seeks export quota reform to boost shipmentsAll India Sugar Trade Association asked the government to change sugar export quota rules. AISTA wants quotas only for mills that export di...
13 Aug, 2025, 12.01 PM IST
Govt increases price of ethanol made from C-heavy molassesThe government has raised the price of ethanol derived from C-heavy molasses by 2.45% but kept the rates for ethanol produced from more sug...
29 Jan, 2025, 08.01 PM IST
Govt mulls hike in sugar MSP, ethanol pricesThe government is considering raising ethanol prices, increasing the minimum selling price of sugar, and reviewing sugar exports for the 20...
27 Sep, 2024, 12.09 AM IST
India's sugar production to increase by 2.5 million tonne in 2023-24: CrisilCRISIL has expected a 2.5 million-tonne increase in India's sugar production in 2023-24 due to a ban on using sugarcane juice for ethanol. ...
11 Dec, 2023, 12.01 PM IST
India mulls imposing 25% duty on molasses exportsThe Indian government is considering imposing a 25% duty on the export of molasses due to an expected decline in sugar production. The move...
10 Oct, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
Sweet cravings! Sugar stocks rally up to 10% today. What's cooking?The stock holding limit will be worked out on the basis of giving 100% weightage to the month-end notional stock of the preceding month," t...
27 Dec, 2022, 01.11 PM IST
India achieved 5.09% ethanol blending from December 1 to June 22: ISMAThe industry body informed that B-heavy molasses and sugarcane juice have been diverted away from sugar, to manufacture and supply 58 crore...
29 Jun, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
Cargill India's Swati Shukla: First woman sugar trader believes in being persistent than glamorousSwati Shukla tells greenhorn traders that it takes years to strike glamorous deals but before that they need to go to the cane farm, deal w...
15 Mar, 2014, 02.06 AM IST
Inter-ministry panel formed to monitor OMCs’ ethanol buyOMCs have blamed sugar mills for not supplying ethanol in adequate quantity even after they agreed to pay mills about 30%.
25 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Three Maharashtra sugar co-operatives blend ethanol in disel on pilot basis
Three cooperative sugar mills in Maharashtra have started blending ethanol in diesel on pilot basis.
24 Jun, 2011, 06.26 PM IST
- Maharashtra allows molasses ‘export’
Export refers to selling outside the state, something state has not allowed in the past.
09 Jun, 2010, 12.21 AM IST
- Sugarcane farmers pay ransom to survive
The settler-farmers in the Kharoni area of Karbi Anglong have to pay ransom thrice a year to three different militant outfits to buy life a...
28 Mar, 2009, 01.24 AM IST
- Oil surge may not set ethanol on fire
Though oil is nudging $150/barrel, punters betting on Indian sugar as an energy crop may be in for a reality check. Cars of the future | Ri...
28 May, 2008, 04.00 AM IST
- Liquor prices may go up by 20 pc
Tipplers may have to shell out more for their favourite peg in coming months as increasing cost of molasses in the country is likely push a...
13 Apr, 2008, 10.28 AM IST
- Apex co-op body to export raw sugar to cut inventory
The Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Sakhar Sangh, the apex body governing the 187 co-operative sugar mills in the state, is ready to flex its mu...
16 Jun, 2007, 12.17 AM IST
- Chemical industry unfazed by lifting of sugar export ban
A mix of falling global oil prices and a likely bumper sugar production in Brazil is going to further sharpen the competitive edge of India...
16 Jan, 2007, 02.27 AM IST
- Sugar cos fail to cash in on ethanol rush
The country is heading for a record production of ethanol this year. But that may be bad news for sugar companies.
25 Aug, 2006, 03.18 AM IST