Page 5 - Sugar

Mills across India want people to consume more sugar: Here is why

Consumption in India has stagnated at 19 kilograms per capita per year compared with a global average of 23 kilograms

Why sugar farmers remain under the stress of mounting payment dues

Cost-price mismatch is only part of the story; lack of working capital for mills and delay in release of subsidy add to the strain in the entire system

India's sugar crop faces delays with Covid-19 raging throughout nation

India's sugar harvest begins in October, when other major producers are winding down

Good monsoon has led to more acreage under cultivation: Agri ministry

The area planted with rice, the main food crop of the world's second-most populous country, was 26.7 million hectares, compared with 22.4 million hectares in the year-earlier period

India sugar production may go up 12% to 30.5 mn tonnes in SY2021: Icra

In Maharashtra, production is expected to increase by 64% year-on-year at 10.1 million tonnes and in Karnataka, by 26% Y-o-Y

Lockdown: Working capital woes hit sugar mills as consumption dips

Industry seeks allocation of special fund to clear pending export subsidies

Lockdown: Sugar mills face working capital crunch as consumption dips

Industry seeks allocation of special fund to clear pending export subsidy

Cutting down on sugary drinks might help reduce the global cancer cases

The link might be partly explained by their effect on onset of obesity.

India's sugar production estimate revised upwards to 26.5 million tonnes

The industry's closing stock as at the end of September seen at 10 million tonnes

Government tweaks guidelines to ensure sugar exports meet the target

ISMA and traders have estimated that exports would be about 5 million tonnes (mt) this season, against 6 mt of MAEQs issued by the government

Malaysia hikes sugar import from India to resolve palm oil spat: Report

India, the world's largest edible oil buyer, this month effectively halted Malaysian palm oil imports apparently in retaliation to Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad's comments on Kashmir

CACP recommends dual price policy for sugar trade for farmers' benefit

To cost corporate users 20-30% more than kitchen consumers

Prenatal air pollution exposure tied to higher blood sugar during childhood

There's also not much that expectant parents can do to change their exposure to air pollution, unless they're in a position to move to a place with better air quality

Women in metros consume higher quantities of added sugar than men

But overall consumption in metro cities lower than ICMR standards

'Cane is king', say sugar traders as India is set to roil the market again

Sugar output in the country is expected to bounce back in 2020-21

Sugar production falls 35% to 4.5 million tonnes due to delayed crushing

Sugar export contracts worth 2 MT firmed up by domestic mills

Sugar production at 4.58 mn tonne till Dec 15, down 35% from year-ago: ISMA

According to the ISMA, 406 sugar mills were crushing sugarcane as on December 15, as against 473 mills on the year-ago same day.

UP govt keeps sugarcane price unchanged at Rs 315 per quintal

This is the second straight year that the govt has kept prices unchanged. It had hiked the price by Rs 10 per quintal for the common variety in its maiden year in office, during 2017-18 season

Fund-starved Maharashtra sugar industry pin hopes on new coalition govt

NCP commands considerable support among cane growers and sugar mills; 75% of the state's functional units owe allegiance to the party

India's sugar demand takes a beating over slowdown, health concerns

Global sugar consumption is expected to climb 1.3 per cent in the 2019-20 season, slightly below the five-year average, the International Sugar Organization said in a report