Sugarcane harvests bring energy and income to millions across Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Yet behind the busy season lies a sector under stress: mills face rising costs, mounting arrears, and growing competition from grain-based ethanol. India’s push for cleaner fuels has opened new opportunities — but also...
India lifted restrictions on sugar exports this year in January, allowing millers to ship one million tonnes during the 2024-25 season (October-September). This move is expected to benefit 5 crore farmer families, 5 lakh workers. Additionally, it will improve the liquidity of sugar mills, ensuring timely cane payments while maintaining...
The aggressive target to achieve 20% of ethanol blending by 2025 will help India achieve its climate goals, address scrutiny on its sugar exports and subsidies at WTO and also relieve the burden on realisations faced by sugar mills due to excess sugar production, ultimately benefiting farmers. Produced from agricultural...
Buoyed by government incentives, a shift to ethanol can bring stellar gains and more sustainability to the Indian sugar sector in 2021, especially as economies revive and crude prices surge. In 2018, the global market of sugar stood at 187.9 million tonnes. It is projected to reach 200 million tonnes...
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