The policy shift raises questions over whether 2025-26 production and stock estimates were too optimistic.

Sugar prices rose from ₹48.18 per kg on July 20 to ₹55.70 per kg on August 20, but the government said the increase was not due to diversio...

Despite health warnings, cigarette production surged 24%, while wine consumption rose 25% among the young. Conversely, production of fruit ...

Government halves bulk sugar stock limit to 15 days as prices surge 20% ahead of festive demand. It has also ordered mills to report detail...

The government has amended its Foreign Trade Policy to ease rupee invoicing for exporters. Eligible rupee receipts now qualify for export b...

Ready-made food prices are likely to stay high due to increased input and packaging expenses. Inflation in these products accelerated to ni...

A strengthening El Niño could disrupt global supplies of cocoa, coffee and sugar through drought, heat and excessive rainfall. Forecasters ...

Sugar stocks rallied up to 7% as global sugar prices climbed to multi-month highs, with raw sugar touching 16.6 cents per pound and white s...

For the chemicals sector, it all depends on a transformation that is still unfolding and will take years to play out. Backward-integration ...

Sugar stocks rallied for a second session on Friday as domestic sugar prices climbed 8-10% over the past month to a seven-year high. Rising...

Corporate India began fiscal year twenty twenty-seven with strong revenue growth. Aggregate revenues for listed companies rose twenty-two p...

Sugar stocks rose sharply on Thursday as domestic sugar prices climbed 8-10% in a month to a seven-year high. Rising global sugar prices, w...

Near-record food inventories, improved farming technology and stronger exporters such as Brazil and Russia are expected to cushion the glob...

India is set to ramp up rice utilization for ethanol production this year, amid reduced planting of maize and sugarcane, raising concerns a...

The experts also highlighted that going forward, the government should decrease ethanol-blended fuel prices to compensate consumers for a d...

India may limit sugarcane use for ethanol to increase sugar production with an aim to stabilise record-high sugar prices and ensure smooth ...

India's sugar prices have risen significantly in recent weeks. The government imposed stock limits to help temper these rising rates. Lower...