India exports 2.76 lakh tonnes of sugar in last 40 days
New Delhi: India's sugar mills have exported 2.5 lakh tonnes of sugar in the last 30 days of the current marketing year, according to the All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA). More than 1.5 lakh tonnes of exported sugar is under loading. The sugar mills have so far entered into export agreements of 1.5 million tonnes of sugar without government subsidy in the current marketing year 2021-2, the association said. According to the organization, the mills have exported a total of 2,6,8 tonnes of sugar from October 1 to November 9, 2021. Out of the total exports so far, 1.05 lakh tonnes have been exported to the UAE, followed by Bangladesh at 2.50 tonnes, Somalia at 2.50 tonnes and Iran at 5.5 tonnes. Exports of raw sugar have been slow despite the contract for one lakh tonnes of sugar.