Sugar mills make distress sales to pay farmers
Without any government incentive, Indian sugar is uncompetitive in world markets well supplied by low-cost producers Brazil and Thailand.
Feb 11, 2015, 10:59 AM ISTFood Ministry for extending sugar export subsidy for 1.4 million tonnes
The Food Ministry is in favour of extending export subsidy for only 1.4 million tonnes of raw sugar in the ongoing 2014-15 marketing year.
Jan 28, 2015, 22:02 PM IST