Government allows export of 1 million tonnes of sugar in ongoing 2024-25 season

21 Jan 2025 Evaluate

The government has allowed the export of 1 million tonnes of sugar in the ongoing 2024-25 season ending September. This ensures price stability, supports five crore farmer families and five lakh workers, and strengthens the sugar sector. The Food Ministry has issued an order in this regard, allocating export quota sugar mill-wise. During the last 2023-24 season, exports were entirely restricted due to domestic supply concerns. 

Meanwhile, India’s sugar production dropped 13.62% to 130.55 lakh tonnes in the ongoing 2024-25 marketing season as compared to 151.20 lakh tonnes a year ago. Sugar marketing season runs from October to September. Sugar production in the top three producing states - Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka showed a decline till January 15.

National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSFL) has estimated a total production of 270 lakh tonnes for 2024-25, down from 319 lakh tonnes in the previous year.

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