Among individual stocks, Shree Renuka Sugars, Ugar Sugar and EID Parry have zoomed up to 169 per cent so far in 2022. Charts indicate further upside for these select stocks.
The sector needs an outlet for the surplus stock. Government must allow export; otherwise, the industry will needlessly be pushed into the red
The 20% ethanol blending target has seen sugar sector majors betting on expanding the ethanol capacity; the sector could see an investment of about Rs 10,000 crore in the years ahead
Cites production increase to 36 million tonnes from 35 million tonnes last season
Analysts believe that the government's curb on 10 metric ton sugar exports would not cause a major impact as their expectation was lower than the limit for this year.
Select sugar stocks like Balrampur Chini, Dwarikesh Sugar and Renuka had jumped up to 6-fold post the Covid-19 decline; However, off late the stocks have corrected sharply post export limitations.
Experts feel this could keep prices of major farm commodities and products dependent on them, such as poultry and meat, at an elevated level for quite some time
Magadh Sugar & Energy, Rana Sugar, Uttam Sugar Mills, KM Sugar, Andhra Sugar, Mawana Sugar and Shree Renuka Sugar surged 10 per cent to 15 per cent on the BSE.
With a favourable mix of ethanol towards B-heavy/juice (feedstock) coupled with higher sugar realisations; operating margins of sugar companies are expected to improve.
Shares of Triveni Engineering hit a new high of Rs 285.30, on rallying 9 per cent in intra-day trade. The stock zoomed 313 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 69 touched on February 16, 2021.
Tight global demand-supply situation, favourable government policies and continuous push for higher blending will keep the inventory levels under control and sugar prices firm
Balarmpur Chini, Triveni Engineering, Shree Renuka, Dhampur Sugar, Dalmia Sugar and Avadh Sugar gained in the range of 4 per cent to 8 per cent in Tuesday's intraday trade
ICICI Securities believes this would encourage sugar companies to further add sugarcane juice and grain-based ethanol capacities
Lower production in Brazil and Thailand, the two largest sugar exporters in the world, could result in higher opportunities for domestic exporters
The industry is undertaking huge capacity expansion programmes to meet the ethanol requirement of 10 billion litre by 2025
KCP Sugar & Industries, Uttam Sugar Mills and Avadh Sugar & Energy were up between 8 per cent and 18 per cent on the BSE
Avadh Sugar & Energy, Uttam Sugar Mills, Triveni Engineering & Industries, Mawana Sugars, Shree Renuka Sugars and Dhampur Sugar Mills were up in the range of 4 per cent to 7 per cent on the BSE.
According to a Reuters report, India's 2019-20 sugar production should fall to 26.9 million tonnes, 1.3 million tonnes below an August projection.
Attractive returns in the cattle-feed market are prompting farmers to sell sugar cane as fodder
It also decided to keep Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane unchanged at Rs 275 per quintal for 2019-20 marketing year