India needs to export 6 million tonne sugar as output rebounds: Trade body

The world's biggest consumer of the sweetener is likely to produce 31 million tonnes of sugar in the new season, nearly 13% more than a year ago

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1 min read Last Updated : Oct 19 2020 | 5:01 PM IST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India needs to export 6 million tonnes of sugar in 2020/21 marketing year started on Oct. 1 as the production is set to jump on higher area, a leading trade body said on Monday.

The world's biggest consumer of the sweetener is likely to produce 31 million tonnes of sugar in the new season, nearly 13% more than a year ago, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said in a statement.

India started the new marketing year with carry forward stocks of 10.64 million tonnes, lower than the 14.58 million tonnes a year ago, the ISMA said.

 

(Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav; editing by Louise Heavens)

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First Published: Oct 19 2020 | 4:59 PM IST

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