With a view to support sugar sector and in the interest of sugarcane farmers, government is encouraging sugar mills to divert excess sugarcane and sugar to ethanol production, informed The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Niranjan
As another measure to balance the price stability of sugar in the country and the financial positions of sugar mills in the country, based on initial estimates of sugarcane production, Government of India has allowed export of sugar upto 60 LMT during
India has emerged as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar as well as the world’s second largest exporter of sugar with more than 5,000 lakh metric ton (LMT) sugarcane being produced in the country, according to figures released by Ministry
