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Sugar mills enter into

contract to export 5.5
mn tonne of sweetener
Sugar mills have entered into contracts to export 55 lacs
tons of sweetener so far in current marketing year
ending September and out of that, according to industry
body ISMA
Press Trust of India | New Delhi

India enters into deal for export of 55 lac ton sugar so far: ISMA
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Sugar mills have entered into contracts to export 55 lakh tonne of

sweetener so far in current marketing year ending September and out
of that, 18 lakh tonne have been shipped already, according to
industry body ISMA.
The government has allowed sugar mills to export 60 lakh tonne of
sugar till May in the 2022-23 marketing year (October-September).
In the previous marketing year, the mills had exported around 112
lakh tonne, an all-time high.
In a statement, Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said sugar
production till January 15, 2023 in the current marketing year is 156.8
lakh tonne as against 150.8 lakh tonne in the corresponding period of
the previous year.
"As per port information and market reports, about 55 lakh tonne of
contracts for export of sugar have already been entered into so
far," ISMA said.
Out of that, over 18 lakh tonne of sugar have been physically exported
out of the country up to December 31, 2022.
This is almost similar to the sugar exported by the end of December
2021, the association added.

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