India has ruled out importing sugar from Pakistan even as it opens a duty-free window for 10 lakh tonnes of raw sugar to boost domestic supplies and ease price pressure. External Affairs…
Average retail sugar prices rose from Rs 48.18 per kg on July 20 to Rs 58.20 on August 21, according to the Consumer Affairs Ministry’s price portal. The Centre has responded by…
Resale sugar prices in Karnataka and Maharashtra fell by Rs 400-500 per quintal on August 21, after the government allowed duty-free imports of 1 million tonnes of raw sugar. Traders sold stock…
India has permitted the duty-free import of one million tonnes of raw sugar under a tariff rate quota (TRQ) regime to tame soaring domestic sugar prices and food inflation. The move comes…
The government has imposed a stock limit on sugar for bulk consumers, restricting them to holding a maximum of 10 tonnes for 15 days. The order, notified as the Sugar (Stockholding Limit…
Household budgets in Odisha have been hit hard after recent floods drove vegetable and grocery prices sharply higher. Ginger has touched Rs 200 per kg, spine gourd Rs 200, garlic Rs 240,…
India is set to import around 1 million tonnes of raw sugar at zero duty after domestic prices surged to record highs, reports Rediff.com. This would be the first such import in…
India is considering limited duty-free sugar imports and tighter stockholding limits for bulk traders to rein in record prices ahead of the festival season, government and industry sources said Tuesday.
The Hindu BusinessLine argues that sugar requires warehousing designed around preservation rather than simple storage. It says businesses that move towards specialist preservation services can protect the commodity’s value and become more…
El Nino’s onset last month threatens farm commodities from rice to cocoa and palm oil, but the impact varies by crop, analysts told The Hindu BusinessLine. Rice faces the clearest risk due…
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