The appeal was filed by India in the WTO's Appellate Body, which is the final authority on such trade disputes
Sugar output was at 31.18 million tonnes in the 2020-21 season
India, the world's second largest sugar producer, can export 6 million tonne of the sweetener in the 2021-22 season commencing next month, taking advantage of the firm global market, ISMA said
It is likely to decline as more sugarcane will be diverted for ethanol making, a senior government official said on Monday.
New Delhi is expected to withdraw sugar export subsidies from the new season as a sharp rise in prices makes it easier for Indian mills to sell on the world market, a govt official said
Sugar mills have exported 5.11 million tonnes of the sweetener so far in the ongoing 2020-21 marketing year ending September, with maximum shipments to Indonesia, trade body AISTA said on Thursday
The government will fast-track an ethanol program that will divert as much as 6 million tons of sugar toward fuel production annually by 2025, according to the food ministry
Creation of a new cooperation ministry led by India's second-most powerful politician signals disruption, points to new farmer-friendly policies ahead of 2024 national polls
This will come despite likely diversion of 3.4 million tonnes sugar towards ethanol
The sugar marketing year runs from October to September.
Data shows that in the 10-year period from 2010-11 to 2020-21, India's annual sugar production exceeded domestic consumption in all the years, except 2016-17
Sugar production rose by 13% to 30.56 million tonnes in the first eight months of the current marketing year ending September, mainly due to higher output in Maharashtra, according to trade data
Mills have so far contracted around 5.8 million tonnes of sugar out of the export allocation of 6 million tonnes
The combined market capitalisation (m-cap) of the country's top 15 sugar manufacturers was down 2.8 per cent on average on Friday
Commodity is quoting at $415-420 a tonne in global market currently; industry says price range of $435-440 will make exports without subsidy support viable
Assuming normal rainfall and favorable weather conditions, India's centrifugal sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 (October-September) is forecast to grow 3% to 34.7 million metric tons
The country is the world's second-biggest sugar producer and the higher output could weigh on global prices
For the past few years, the sugar industry has faced the twin headwinds of surplus production and higher sugar inventory, leading to pressure on sugar prices
Standalone revenue flat at Rs 439 cr, consolidated up 15%
Production jumped in Maharashtra, a leading trade body said