India–New Zealand $20 billion FTA: List of sectors set to gain ground as the deal kicks inIndia and New Zealand have signed a Free Trade Agreement. This pact offers zero-duty access for most Indian exports. Key sectors like texti...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
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
India's sugar exports reach 2.01 lakh tonnes till February in 2026 MY: AISTAIndia has exported over 200,000 tonnes of sugar by February in the current marketing year. The United Arab Emirates is the leading destinat...
16 Feb, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
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
India's Oct-Nov sugar output drops as mills start late: Trade bodyIndian sugar mills have produced 4.32 million metric tons of sugar, down 10.7% YoY, due to delayed operations in Maharashtra and Karnataka ...
01 Dec, 2023, 03.22 PM IST
India braces for 8% sugar output dip as cane crop suffers- trade bodyIndia's sugar production is anticipated to decline by 8% to reach 33.7 million metric tons in the marketing year 2023/24, commencing on Oct...
31 Oct, 2023, 08.24 PM IST
India, Brazil begin talks to resolve sugar related trade dispute at WTOIndia and Brazil are holding talks to resolve a sugar-related trade dispute at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). As part of the solution,...
17 Sep, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
India in bilateral talks with Brazil to resolve sugar dispute at WTOIndia is in negotiations with Brazil to resolve a sugar dispute at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the commerce ministry is coordina...
25 Jun, 2023, 10.54 AM IST
Indian sugar exports and output could hit record high, says trade bodyMills have so far signed contracts to export 6 million tonnes of sugar in the current marketing year that ends on Sept. 30. Of that, 4.2 mi...
05 Mar, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
India exports 30.68 lakh tonne sugar in October-January: AISTAMills have contracted to export 46 lakh tonne sugar without the government subsidy so far in the 2021-22 marketing year, it added. Sugar ma...
07 Feb, 2022, 10.44 PM IST
India appeals WTO panel ruling on sugar subsidies"India has notified the Dispute Settlement Body of its decision to appeal the panel reports in the cases brought by Brazil, Australia and G...
12 Jan, 2022, 07.46 AM IST
India's October-March sugar output up 19%, exports gain momentum, says trade bodyMaharashtra, India's second-biggest sugar-producing state, churned out 10 million tonnes of sugar in the first six months of the season, co...
01 Apr, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
Sugar exports may drop 24 pc this year due to logistics issues: Trade body AISTASugar mills had exported 5.7 million tonnes of sugar against the mandatory quota of 6 million tonnes set for the 2019-20 season (October-Se...
11 Feb, 2021, 06.45 PM IST
India's 2020-21 sugar production to increase by 9.12%, says trade body AISTAAISTA has estimated that the sugar production of Maharashtra will increase to 10.2 MMT from 6.20 MMT in the previous year (up by 64.5%), wh...
11 Feb, 2021, 05.16 PM IST
Sugar output up 25.37% at 17.68 million tons during October-January: ISMASugar sales are reported to be more or less similar to last year at around 6.75 million tonnes during October-December of the ongoing marke...
02 Feb, 2021, 03.07 PM IST
Sugar output for 2019-20 unlikely to see big revision: ISMAThe trade body has said that the sugar output could fall to the lowest level in three years.
11 Feb, 2020, 03.15 PM IST
WTO to set up dispute settlement panel to review India's sugar subsidyBrazil, Australia and Guatemala had sought establishment of a dispute panel under the aegis of the WTO in a case against India's sugar subs...
16 Aug, 2019, 10.11 PM IST