India resumes sugar exports; permits 6 million tons on quota foundation until Could 31

The federal government on Saturday allowed export of 6 million tonnes of sugar on quota foundation until Could 31, in accordance with a meals ministry notification.

As per the notification, the ministry has allotted a uniform export quota of 18.23 per cent of the three years common manufacturing of the sweetener in operational sugar seasons.

Sugar mills can export themselves or by way of exporters or swap with home sale quota of another mills, it stated.

Sugar season runs from October to September.

“With the intention to forestall uncontrolled export of sugar or with a view to make sure ample availability of sugar for home consumption at an affordable worth, authorities has determined to permit export of sugar upto an affordable restrict with impact from November 1 until Could 31, 2023,” it stated.

Based on official sources, the primary tranche of quota has been allowed solely until Could-end. Additional allocation of quota for export might be determined primarily based on the home sugar manufacturing.

The sugar manufacturing within the new 2022-23 season commenced in Maharashtra and Karnataka from October onwards, whereas in Uttar Pradesh and remainder of the cane rising states, it’ll kick off in every week’s time.

In October month alone, mills had manufactured 4.05 lakh tonnes of sugar, which was decrease by 14.73 per cent from the year-ago interval, in accordance with cooperative physique Nationwide Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd.

The federal government had restricted sugar exports in the direction of the top of the 2021-22 season (October-September) to make sure ample shares for home consumption and forestall any rise in retail costs through the festive interval.

Regardless of restrictions, about 11 million tonnes of sugar have been exported throughout all the 2021-22 season, in accordance with official information.

Sugar manufacturing stood at a file 35.92 million tonnes within the 2021-22 season. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka are the highest three sugar producing states within the nation.