India craves a sweet fix for crude addiction. Can it work?India is rapidly expanding its use of ethanol, a sugar-based fuel. This strategy aims to cut reliance on imported crude oil and boost farme...
23 Apr, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Government rules out sugar export curbs and maintains duties on edible oilsIndia will not reduce sugar exports. Production is lower than anticipated, but domestic consumption has also decreased. This situation offs...
07 Apr, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
Sugar feels the heat as eateries cook lessIndia's sugar sales are down this month. Restaurants and hotels are cooking less because of LPG supply issues. This means sugar mills are n...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Indian sugar mills rush export deals on record-low rupee, rising global pricesIndian sugar mills are exporting again. A weaker rupee and higher global prices make overseas sales profitable. Around 100,000 tons have be...
23 Mar, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
Dalmia Bharat, Shree Renuka and other sugar stocks jump up to 4%. What’s behind the rally?Shares of Dalmia Bharat Sugar, Shree Renuka Sugars and other sugar companies rose sharply on Tuesday after the government approved an addit...
17 Mar, 2026, 10.38 AM IST
Govt approves additional 87,587 tonnes sugar export quota for 2025-26In a significant move, India's food ministry has greenlit an additional quota of 87,587 tonnes of sugar exports for the upcoming 2025-26 se...
16 Mar, 2026, 10.17 PM IST
Govt approves 25 lakh tons of wheat exportsIndia will export 25 lakh tonnes of wheat and an additional 5 lakh tonnes each of wheat products and sugar. This move aims to stabilize dom...
13 Feb, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
India allows 1.5 mln ton sugar exports on higher domestic surplusIndia has permitted 1.5 million metric tons of sugar exports for the new season, anticipating a larger domestic surplus due to reduced dive...
14 Nov, 2025, 09.10 PM IST
Govt allows 1.5 MT sugar exports for 2025-26, removes molasses dutyThe government will permit 1.5 million tonnes of sugar exports for the 2025-26 season. An export duty of 50 percent on molasses has also be...
09 Nov, 2025, 08.26 PM IST
India needs to double sugar exports as surplus rises on lower ethanol outputIndia's sugar industry is urging the government to double export allocations to 2 million metric tons for the upcoming season. Lower divers...
06 Nov, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
Indian sugar mills seek higher prices; export contracts remain elusiveIndian traders are finding it difficult to sign export contracts despite New Delhi's approval for exporting 1 million tons of sugar due to ...
24 Jan, 2025, 03.04 PM IST
Govt issues guidelines for sugar export for 2022-23: Commerce ministerThese guidelines informed the chief executive officers and managing directors of the mills via a statement that the government decided to a...
06 Nov, 2022, 03.42 PM IST
Delay in reallocation of sugar export quota for 2019-20 worries industry, tradeThe Union government under the Maximum Admisdible Export Quota (MAEQ) scheme, allocates mill wise sugar export quota. The mills who fail to...
23 Jul, 2020, 07.36 PM IST
UP mills want to make more raw sugar to step up exportsGovernment of India has allowed export of 6 million tonnes of sugar during 2019-20 under Maximum Admissible Export Quota (MAEQ) to help dea...
07 Feb, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Government extends sugar export deadline by 3 months till DecemberThe world's second-biggest sugar producer has been trying to reduce sugar stocks after harvesting a record crop.
23 Aug, 2018, 02.43 PM IST
- Free sugar exports under the open general licence system over for now
In the new sugar season starting October, mill owners seeking to export sugar will have to obtain a release order (RO) from the sugar direc...
04 Dec, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
- India can export 8,424 tons raw sugar to US under TRQ
The US has allowed India to export 8,424 tons of raw sugar during 2008-09 season (October-September) under its tariff-rate quota, which ena...
18 Sep, 2008, 08.05 PM IST