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20 Sep 2017

No shortage of sugar, won't allow prices to go up: Ram Vilas Paswan

There is no supply crunch in the country and the government has allowed southern mills to import 3 lakh tonnes of raw sugar at a concessional duty of 25 percent to augment domestic supplies during the festival season, Paswan said.

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07 Sep 2017

Govt allows import of 3 lakh tonnes sugar at 25% duty

The government had hiked import duty on sugar in July to 50 percent from 40 percent to curb dumping of the commodity in India as international prices fell.

29 Aug 2017

Govt imposes stock limit on mills for Sept, Oct to check sugar prices

The measure is aimed at preventing mills from artificially withholding sugar in storage in order to push up prices during the high demand festive season of September and October.

06 Apr 2017

Sugar prices likely to remain firm in season 2017: Crisil

The government had allowed import of 0.5 MT of raw sugar at zero duty through open general licence in order to address regional production gaps and to maintain domestic prices at reasonable levels.

05 Apr 2017

Price rise: Govt allows duty free import of raw sugar up to 5 lakh tonnes

The government on Wednesday allowed duty free import of up to 5,00,000 tonnes of raw sugar to boost domestic supplies and check price rise amid production fall.

27 Oct 2016

Stock limits on sugar traders extended for another 6 months

Government on Thursday decided to extend stock limits on sugar traders by another six months till April 2017 in order to check sweetener prices, which at present are ruling around Rs 40 per kg.

19 Oct 2016

Price rise: Govt to consider all options to check chana dal, sugar rates

With prices of chana dal and sugar continuing to rule high, Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha on Wednesday asked the Department of Consumer Affairs to consider all options to check their rates.

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02 Sep 2016

Government declared to impose stock limit on sugarcane mills to curb the prices

01 Sep 2016

Sugar above Rs 40/kg: Govt imposes stock limit on mills to check prices

To check spiralling price of sugar which has crossed Rs 40 per kg, the government on Thursday imposed stock limits on sugar mills during the festival season till October-end.

01 Sep 2016

Govt imposes stock limit on mills to to check sugar prices

Government on Thursday imposed stock limit on sugar mills to check prices during festival season, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday.

24 Aug 2016

Ram Vilas Paswan favours ban on sugar futures

With retail sugar prices crossing Rs 40/kg, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday favoured ban on sugar futures trade in the interest of consumers.

23 Aug 2016

Sugar prices soar to Rs 42/kg; FM holds inter-ministerial meeting on banning futures trading

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday held an inter-ministerial consultation on imposing ban on sugar futures trading in an effort to curb speculation and check price rise of the sweetener during festival season.

29 Jul 2016

Sugar prices up in Delhi by Rs 2 in June-July at Rs 40-41 per kg

Sugar prices rose by about Rs 2 per kg in the national capital in June-July to Rs 40-41 per kg, the government Friday said.

27 May 2016

Maharashtra applies stock limit on sugar

03 May 2016

Rising price of Sugar and Pulses hitting common man's pocket yet again

22 Mar 2016

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18 Nov 2015

Sugar mills' cane arrears to fall Rs 1,100 crore on govt subsidy

Sugar industry body ISMA on Wednesday said the millers' cane price liability to farmers would reduce by about Rs 1,100 crore following the government's decision to give direct subsidy of Rs 4.5 per quintal to cane growers.

24 Oct 2015

Sugar, pulses prices remain unchanged on scattered buying

Sugar prices closed steady at the wholesale market in the national capital today following scattered buying support amid adequate stocks position.

12 Oct 2015

Sugar prices fall on low demand, ample supply

Sugar became cheaper by Rs 20 per quintal in the wholesale market in the national capital today as demand from stockists and retailers remained weak on persistent supplies by mills.

25 Dec 2014

Sweet sugar turns bitter for mill owners in 2014

Sugar remained sweet for consumers this year but turned bitter for mill owners who faced huge losses estimated at over Rs 3,000 crore and struggled to make payments to cane farmers due to sluggish sales realisation.

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