Sugar week optimism hinges on El Niño impacts, petrobras policyThe sugar industry is seeking price drivers amidst a weak market, with focus on Brazilian gasoline prices and El Niño's impact on productio...
16 May, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
India bans sugar exports till September to stabilise domestic pricesIndia has banned sugar exports until September 30. This move aims to stabilize domestic prices as supply tightens. The ban applies to raw, ...
14 May, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
India sees no need to curb sugar exports for now as demand weakens, sources sayIndia will not restrict sugar exports currently. Lower production is expected, but stable prices indicate weaker demand is balancing the sh...
06 May, 2026, 04.47 PM IST
How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2026/27Forecasters predict a strong El Nino developing in late 2026. This phenomenon is expected to bring hotter and drier weather to much of Asia...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.41 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
AISTA trims India sugar output estimate to 28.3 mt on weather hitIndia's sugar production for the 2025-26 season is now projected at 28.3 million tonnes. This revision comes after adverse weather conditio...
06 Mar, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
India's sugar output likely to reduceIndia's sugar production is projected to dip below earlier expectations, primarily due to heavy rainfall affecting sugarcane yields in majo...
18 Feb, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
India's sugar output to surge 15%, but margin gains for mills will remain modest: ICRAICRA forecasts a 15% surge in India's sugar output for SY2026, driven by favorable monsoons boosting sugarcane yields in key states like Ma...
16 Jul, 2025, 01.20 PM IST
India faces two years of sugar surplus, growers and officials sayIndia's sugar production is poised for a significant rebound, potentially leading to surplus production for two consecutive years. Farmers ...
09 Jun, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
Not so sweet: India may need to import sugar as planting wanesDriven by falling yields in two key producing states, Maharashtra and Karnataka, the sluggish outlook for the crop year that began in Octob...
19 Dec, 2023, 12.21 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
Adverse weather hits Indian cane crop and curtails sugar output"Excessive rainfall and cloudy weather in September and October curtailed sugar cane's vegetative growth. Cane yields are lower than the la...
17 Jan, 2023, 02.48 PM IST
World food prices fall in June for first time in a year: FAOThe Rome-based FAO also said in a statement that worldwide cereal harvests would come in at nearly 2.817 billion tonnes in 2021, slightly d...
08 Jul, 2021, 02.12 PM IST
Not so sweet! Sugar output to drop by 2 million tonnes that may spur importsThe deficit in the 2016-17 season, which starts October 1 in most countries, will be 4 million metric tons, Paris-based Sucden & Denrees sa...
30 Sep, 2016, 12.35 PM IST
Sugar output may fall 9 per cent in 2015-16 to 26 million tonne: ISMASugar production of India, the world's second-largest producer after Brazil, stood at 28.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 marketing year.
22 Jan, 2016, 08.34 PM IST
- India sugar output may lag behind estimates
Sugar production in India, the world’s second-largest, may be 8.7% less than predicted as rain, pests and disease reduce yields in Uttar Pr...
19 Nov, 2010, 01.46 AM IST
- Govt to impose sugar stock limits
The Centre will impose limits on the amount of sugar that can be stocked and may raise the price millers have to pay farmers for cane by up...
24 Feb, 2009, 12.00 AM IST