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India's sugar exports are likely to decline by 28.57 at around 8 million tonne in the 2022-23 season on expected lower opening balance stock and higher diversion for ethanol, according to a senior food ministry official. However, whether…

The government has issued export orders for 8.2 lakh tonne of additional sugar from August 1, and for balance 2.2 lakh tonne of sweetener will be given later this week, according to a senior Food Ministry official. The government had…

India will allow 1.2 million tonnes of additional sugar export in this marketing year ending Sep. 30 over the 10 million cap, following high prodction and to avert any sharp price fall amid the supply glut of the sweetener. The…

Sugar millers have urged the government to announce export policy for the next sugar season that begins from October 1, allowing mills to sign forward contracts at a time when international futures prices of raw sugar are firm. Industry…

In continuation to the global price reduction and the government’s effort to pass on the benefits of reduced edible oil prices to consumers, , the largest edible oil producer in the country, has further slashed edible oil prices from the…

To curb rising expenses under the food subsidy head, the Union government has asked grain-surplus states to initiate measures including restricting statutory charges such as mandi fees, rural development cess and other procurement…

NEW DELHI: Concerned over the country's rising food subsidy bill, the Centre has asked states to reduce their statutory and overhead charges on the minimum support price (MSP) of food grain, which include mandi fees, arathia commission…

NEW DELHI: The government has claimed that a series of interventions in the past one year has resulted in “insulating the import of inflation” in the edible oil sector. It cited the data of how the international prices of major edible…

Edible oil prices have begun to decrease in the retail market as a result of softening of international rates and the government's timely intervention, Sudhanshu Pandey, Food Secretary, Department of Food Public Distribution said on…