October 30, 2024

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Delay in sugarcane crushing season affects export of raw sugar

Hold off in the commencement of sugarcane crushing period has impacted exports of raw sugar in spite of contracting one.eight million tonnes (MT), according to the All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA).

The demand for raw sugar by refineries throughout the planet has gone up according to sector experts. Refineries from Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and India way too are previously putting up demand for the commodity.

Nevertheless, sugar mills in States like Maharashtra are experiencing troubles with the launching crushing period.

Exports

Praful Vithalani, Chairman AISTA reported in a assertion that exports are remaining finished generally from the sugar mills of Maharashtra and Karnataka. “The present ex-manufacturing unit sugar prices in North India and Bihar have been in the assortment of ₹35,five hundred-37,five hundred for each ton. That’s why, the quantity exported by the mills in North India are negligible”. He added that sugar exports of eighteen,290 MT to Sri Lanka have been finished despite the fact that the state is experiencing international trade issues.

As for each the provisional info with AISTA, bodily sugar dispatches from sugar mills in period 2021-22 stand at 4,21,330 MT. This includes 2,fifty,232 MT shipped in October 2021 as direct export, 26,444 MT supply to a port-based refinery in October 2021 ( considered export). Sugar underneath loading/ nominated is pegged at one,forty four,654 MT.

Of the full sugar export, about forty four for each cent of sugar has been exported to UAE and 21 for each cen to Bangladesh followed by Somalia (ten for each cent) and Iran (9.one for each cent). Sugar export to Afghanistan stands at ten,455 MT that is 4.2 for each cent of the full sugar export.

“As for each AISTA sources, sugar export specials of about eighteen lakh MT for 2021-22 period have been done so significantly. They all are without the need of any subsidy,” Vithlani reported in a assertion.

Sugar mills experiencing troubles

In accordance to the Indian Sugar Mill Association (ISMA), the full acreage underneath sugarcane in the state is approximated to be close to fifty four.37 lakh hectares in 2021-22 sugar period, which is about 3 for each cent higher than 2020-21 sugar season’s cane location of fifty two.88 lakh hectares.

Uttar Pradesh is approximated to have a sugarcane location of 23.08 lakh hectares, as versus 23.07 lakh hectares in 2020-21. Maharashtra’s cane location has gone up by about eleven for each cent in 2021-22, from eleven.48 lakh hectares in 2020-21 to 12.78 lakh ha in 2021-22. Sugarcane location in Karnataka is a little bit higher in 2021-22 at five.eleven lakh hectares as versus five.01 lakh hectares in 2020-21.

Some mills in Maharashtra are but to get started the crushing period as the Point out govt has not permitted them to crush sugarcane owing to FRP dues. Farmer organisations in Maharashtra continue on to agitate for a one particular-time payment of FRP. In Uttar Pradesh millers confront tension from politicians to present speedy payment of sugarcane ahead of Point out polls.