Trade body -- All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA) has said that India has exported 5.62 lakh tonne of sugar so far (till December 9) in the current 2022-23 marketing year that began in October. In November, the government allowed the export of 60 lakh tonne of sugar in the current (2022-23) marketing year (October-September).
According to the AISTA, the dispatches for exports from sugar mills were at 12.19 lakh tonne, out of which physical shipment completed stood at 5.62 lakh tonne till December 9 of the current marketing year.
It further said a maximum of sugar has been exported to the UAE, followed by Bangladesh, Indonesia, Somalia and others in the said period. It added that about 5.22 lakh tonne of sugar is under loading or waiting for loading. India exported a record 111 lakh tonnes of sugar in the 2021-22 marketing year.