Sugar Dealers’ Stock Limit Cut to 2,000 Quintals From September 15
The new rule follows a 15.6% rise in retail sugar prices and reported stock irregularities as the government seeks to curb hoarding.
- On Tuesday, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution announced reducing sugar dealer stock limits to 2,000 quintals from 4,000 quintals, effective September 15 through November 30, 2026, to prevent hoarding and speculative trading.
- Retail sugar prices rose around 15.6 per cent between July 20 and August 20, driven by production falling to around 306 LMT due to weather-related crop damage and higher festive demand.
- Citing its role as a distribution hub for sugar sourced from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra to supply eastern and northeastern India, the government retained the 4,000-quintal limit for Kolkata and its extended metropolitan areas.
- Revised provisions mandate dealers cannot hold stocks for more than 30 days from receipt, while authorities intensified physical verification of stocks at mills, dealers, and traders to identify excess holding and irregularities.
- The Ministry also restricted bulk consumers to holding 15 days of consumption, permitted duty-free imports of 10 LMT of raw sugar, and advised mills to begin crushing by October 15 to improve availability.
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Government halves sugar stock limit for dealers to 2,000 quintals from September 15
The government has reduced the maximum quantity of sugar that dealers can hold to 2,000 quintals from 4,000 quintals from September 15, as it steps up measures to curb hoarding and keep sugar prices under control.
Sugar dealers’ stock limit cut to 2,000 quintals from September 15
The government has reduced the sugar stock limit for dealers to 2,000 quintals. This new rule, effective September 15, aims to prevent hoarding and ensure market supply. Dealers can now hold sugar for a maximum of thirty days from receipt. The revised limit will remain in effect until November 30, 2026. Kolkata retains a higher 4,000-quintal limit due to regional supply needs.
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