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Agriculture
India's sugar prices stay high even as production quadruples
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 10 Nov 2026, 08:32 AM
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Despite a fourfold surge in sugar output, retail and wholesale prices across India remain elevated, according to recent reports.
India's sugar market is witnessing an unusual disconnect between supply and price. The latest season saw sugar production climb to roughly four times the volume recorded a year earlier, yet market prices have not shown the expected decline.
Government data indicates that the surge in output stems from higher yields and expanded crushing capacity at mills nationwide. However, analysts say that strong domestic consumption, continued export commitments and rising costs of cultivation are cushioning the price drop.
As a result, both consumers and industry players are facing higher costs for the sweetener, prompting calls for closer monitoring of inventory levels and potential policy adjustments to balance the market.
Government data indicates that the surge in output stems from higher yields and expanded crushing capacity at mills nationwide. However, analysts say that strong domestic consumption, continued export commitments and rising costs of cultivation are cushioning the price drop.
As a result, both consumers and industry players are facing higher costs for the sweetener, prompting calls for closer monitoring of inventory levels and potential policy adjustments to balance the market.