India exported 17 lakh tonnes of sugar till January 4 of current marketing year
The Hindu
More than 59,000 tonnes went to China
India exported 16.92 lakh tonnes of sugar till January 4 of the ongoing marketing year, including 59,596 tonnes of the sweetener to neighbouring China, trade association AISTA said on Tuesday.
India also exported 1.47 lakh tonnes of sugar to Bangladesh, and 82,462 tonnes to Sri Lanka during October-January 4 of the current marketing year, All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA) said in a statement.
The sugar marketing year runs from October to September. The government has allowed export of 6 million tonnes till May.
According to AISTA, mills exported a total of 16,92,751 tonnes of sugar from October 1, 2022 to January 4.
Over 3.47 lakh tonnes of sugar is under loading, while 2.54 lakh tonnes of sugar has been delivered to refineries considered to be deemed export in the said period, it said.
Of the total exports undertaken so far, maximum exports have been to Somalia at 1.70 lakh tonnes, followed by the UAE at 1.69 lakh tonnes, Djibouti at 1.50 lakh tonnes, and Sudan at 1.37 lakh tonnes.
India exported 1.36 lakh tonnes to Malaysia, 1.18 lakh tonnes to Indonesia, and 1.08 lakh tonnes to Saudi Arabia till January 4 of the current marketing year, AISTA added.
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