Govt rejects ethanol link to sugar price rise, allows duty-free imports to curb prices
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Sambad EnglishSugar price rise linked to lower cane output and recovery, not ethanol diversion: Experts
Amid a debate over rising sugar prices across India, agriculture and sugar industry experts on Saturday said that the surge is primarily the result of lower sugarcane production and reduced sugar recovery rates, rather than the diversion of sugar for ethanol production.
New Delhi: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Friday dismissed claims that sugar prices are rising sharply due to the use of sugar for ethanol production. The share of sugar used for making ethanol has fallen from around 12 per cent in 2022-23 to around nine per cent in the 2025-26 season. The government has clarified that about three-fourths of India's ethanol production is now produced from grains, especially mai…
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