India faces second year of sugar deficit as mills close earlyIndia's sugar output will fall short of demand for the second year. Lower cane yields are causing mills to close early. This will reduce do...
02 Apr, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Maharashtra bans interstate sale of sugarcane as drought cuts productionThe Maharashtra government has imposed restrictions on sugarcane farmers, preventing them from selling their produce outside the state. Thi...
19 Sep, 2023, 04.05 PM IST
Lack of rain may bring down sugar production in Maharashtra, Karnataka, says official; export ban may be possibility"The expected sugar production for the year was 330 lakh tonnes but there could be a dip, while the carry over stock in the country is 65 l...
24 Aug, 2023, 07.29 PM IST
Sugar output up 14%; may touch record of 35.5 million tonnes in 2021-22: NFCSFNFCSF said, "India for the first time has witnessed record production of net sugar in excess of 34.2 million tonnes till April 2022."
05 May, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
Sugarcane production in Maharashtra may go up by over 200 lakh tonnes: NFCSF chiefThe federation's estimation was based on water availability and the monsoon predicted this year, the official said, adding that the product...
06 Jul, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
Rain delays Maharashtra cane crushing season: Sugar Factories Federation chairmanMaharashtra State Cooperative Sugar Factories Federation chairman Jayprakash Dandegaonkar told PTI rains had not damaged the cane crop much...
20 Oct, 2020, 05.15 PM IST
Maharashtra sugar factories asked to cut down output, focus on ethanol"Maharashtra produces 90 to 100 lakh tonnes of sugar every year. We are moving ahead to cut the production by 10 lakh tonnes every year, an...
27 Sep, 2020, 01.09 PM IST
Domestic and export prices of sugar fall due to COVID-19 scareThe export price of white sugar, which was $425/tonne on February 24, has now come down to $355/tonne, while the price of raw sugar has dec...
18 Mar, 2020, 12.41 PM IST
UP sugar mills not interested in converting old sugar to ethanolHowever, mills in Uttar Pradesh, the top sugar-producing state, are not keen on converting old stocks to ethanol. In Maharashtra, they are ...
29 Nov, 2019, 10.04 AM IST
March sugar sales come to a standstill on oversellingThere is huge variation in the sales figures available from different sources.
12 Mar, 2019, 09.01 AM IST
Maharashtra millers to increase raw sugar exportsMillers are happy because the subsidy is more than Rs 110 a tonne they had asked for.
28 Sep, 2018, 10.43 AM IST
Cane scarcity may raise sugar pricesAccording to Maharashtra Cooperative Sugar Factories Federation, the state had produced 1.34 million tonnes of sugar till December 12, as a...
15 Dec, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
ISEC to export 1 lakh tonnes of Sugar by mid-OctoberCountry's sugar production in marketing year 2015-16, is estimated at 27 million tonnes against the annual demand of 24.5 million tonnes.
30 Sep, 2015, 06.46 PM IST
Sugar co-operatives may not get bank loans for cane crushingSeptember is crucial for cane’s growth as weather conditions in this month will decide the final tonnage when cane is crushed.
05 Sep, 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 sugar output down 17%
Sugar production in Maharashtra, the largest producer of the commodity in the country, has fallen by over 17%, having clocked an output of ...
13 Feb, 2009, 01.47 AM IST
- Futures call: Sugar co-ops in search of marketing gurus
Sugar factories now want to take help of marketing consultants for exploring avenues such as online trading and the futures markets.
07 Feb, 2008, 12.35 AM IST