India exports 2.49 million tonnes of sugar so far in 2020-21 marketing year: AISTA

13 Apr 2021 Evaluate

All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA) said sugar mills have exported 2.49 million tonnes of the sweetener so far in the ongoing 2020-21 marketing year ending September, with maximum shipments to Indonesia. Mills have contracted to export 3.33 million tonnes of sugar so far as against the 6 million tonnes quota assigned by the food ministry. The sugar marketing year runs from October to September.

According to AISTA, mills have exported a total of 2.49 million tonne of sugar from January 1 till April 9, 2021. An additional 3,03,450 tonne of sugar is in transit and delivered to port-based refineries. AISTA Vice-Chairman Rahil Shaikh said ‘We are well on track to complete the 6 million tonne export target this year. Indonesia, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka were top three buyers’. He said last year, Iran was the top export destination for Indian sugar. This year, exports to Iran did not take place due to currency issues.

Shaikh noted ‘Indonesia for the first time matched its quality specifications with India, which allowed Indonesian traders to start buying sugar from India. Also, Brazil had off-season during December-March of this marketing year, which gave us an opportunity to tap Indonesia more. Otherwise, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are regular sugar buyers, while a new entrant this year has been the UAE. Of the total exports undertaken so far, AISTA said mills exported 9,61,594 tonne of sugar to Indonesia, 3,08,302 tonne to Afghanistan and 2,46,391 tonne to Sri Lanka till April 9, 2021.

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