Sugar & Confectionery – Trade & Market Updates

Improved cane quality in key states offsets regional losses, keeping India’s sugar production outlook steady for 2025-26.

Government reviews refined sugar import permits amid surplus production, pricing concerns, and rising public health issues linked to sugar consumption.

Declining cane supply triggers sugar shortages in Kenya, prompting policy interventions and increased reliance on imports.

India removes ethanol output limits, boosting biofuel blending targets while ensuring steady sugar availability for domestic demand.

Government to allow raw sugar imports to sustain industries as shortage threatens jobs, investments, and national production targets.