India cuts sugar stock holding period for dealers to 15 days to curb hoarding ahead of festivalsStarting from October 15, new regulations will limit sugar stock for dealers to 1,000 quintals nationwide. Dealers will only be allowed to ...
01 Oct, 2026, 01.35 PM IST
Let's know what we eat: The type of front-of-pack labels consumers actually needAs India confronts a rising tide of obesity and associated health conditions, the clarity of front-of-pack labelling is becoming crucial. L...
04 Sep, 2026, 11.26 PM IST
War, weather push crop prices to biggest monthly gain Since 2012Crop prices saw their largest monthly jump in over a decade. Wheat prices reached a three-year high as Black Sea shipments were impacted. S...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma re-launches subsidized Masoor Dal and Sugar Distribution SchemeAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma relaunched a subsidized masoor dal and sugar distribution scheme. This initiative will benefit ove...
11 Aug, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
Sugar supplies seen dwindling to lowest in years in early 2025Drought and plant disease have limited sugar-cane crop conditions, delaying the harvest start. Tight supplies and high prices are anticipat...
23 Oct, 2024, 09.51 AM IST
Stock market update: Sugar stocks soar; Rana Sugars jumps 5%Rana Sugars, DCM Shriram Industries and Magadh Sugar were the top gainers.
14 Jan, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
Sugar stocks rally 3-10% as drop in cane production pushes up pricesThere is ample government control through the minimum support price/release mechanism.
14 Jan, 2020, 08.04 AM IST
Stock limits may not curb spiralling sugar pricesSugar prices over the past five months have been increasing by at least Re 1 every month as the production in 2015-16 had declined by 11% t...
16 Sep, 2016, 08.32 AM IST
Government raises import duty on sugar, removes excise tax on ethanol for blendingIndia has raised the import tax on sugar to 40% from 25% to help prop up falling local prices and protect local farmers who have not been p...
29 Apr, 2015, 04.26 PM IST
Sugar prices may go up Rs 2 per kg after April on less supply:ICRAPegging country's overall sugar output at 23-24 million tonnes and consumption at close to 23.5 million tonnes.
10 Feb, 2013, 11.38 AM IST
- Sugar exporters await price rally in global markets
Indian sugar exporters are going slow on shipment in anticipation of better global prices ahead of Ramzan and concerns over a delay in Braz...
17 Jul, 2012, 04.49 AM IST
- Sugar production to fall 9.8 pc in FY13: CMIE
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has said the production of sugar will fall by 9.8 per cent in FY 13 due to lower availability o...
15 Apr, 2012, 10.34 AM IST
- Decontrol sugar
The industry is all grown up, it's time to loosen the noose.
23 Apr, 2010, 05.05 AM IST
- Copper, oil & sugar top picks, says Morgan Stanley
The three set to gain on increasing emerging-mkt demand and supply constraints as global economy recovers, according to Morgan Stanley. Top...
10 Feb, 2010, 04.55 AM IST
- Sugar industry may increase supply after talks with govt
The government and the sugar industry may reach an agreement to augment supply of the sweetener both in the open market and under the PDS t...
17 Aug, 2009, 04.34 PM IST
- Industrial output to grow by 6.3 pc in FY 09 : CMIE
Industrial output is expected to grow by 6.3 per cent in FY 09 as against the earlier estimates of 8.3 per cent, an economic think-tank sai...
30 Nov, 2008, 09.06 AM IST
- Sugar buffer may rise to 5 mt
The Union Cabinet is likely to consider a proposal by the food ministry that the sugar buffer be hiked to 5 million tonne from the 2 millio...
31 May, 2007, 04.06 AM IST