Topic

sugar

Half-year results, Europe

AGRANA first-half EBIT more than doubles to €63.5 million

Revenue was €1,700.2 million in H1 2026/27 as ethanol margins lifted starch and the sugar loss narrowed. AGRANA guides to full-year EBIT of €90 million to €110 million.

8 October 20262 min read

FAO data, Global

FAO food price index rises to 136.0 points on cereals, sugar and vegetable oils

FAO's September index rose 1.5% on the month and 5.8% on the year. Its cereal brief, also out on 2 October, cut the 2026/27 world rice crop forecast on weaker prospects for India.

2 October 2026

Sugar policy, India

India caps sugar dealer stocks at 1,000 quintals for 15 days

Dealers may hold sugar for no more than 15 days and 1,000 quintals from 15 October to 30 November 2026. DGFT has also notified a 5,841 tonne EU export quota for 2026-27.

1 October 2026

From the archive

Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.

Markets, IndiaSugar mills in crisis begin export ahead of Centre’s announcement of policyA Maharashtra cooperative mill has contracted 2,500 tonnes of sugar exports for 2020-21 and asked the food ministry to clarify export policy, which the industry still awaits.
Policy & trade, IndiaRs 3,500 crore subsidy to help the sugar industry sustain exports at last year’s levelCrisil says the Rs 3,500 crore export subsidy for the 2020-21 sugar season, with higher ethanol earnings, should lift sugar mills' operating margins by 100 to 200 basis points.
Markets, IndiaIncrease in sugar production by 42% in the October to December periodIndian mills produced 110.22 lakh tonnes of sugar from October to December, about 42 per cent more than a year earlier, helped by higher cane output and early crushing in Maharashtra.
Markets, IndiaIndia leading in the consumption of sugar; the amount expected to only increase in the coming timeIndian sugar mills have begun an online campaign to raise domestic consumption and absorb surplus output, as India plans to export 6 million tonnes of sugar in 2020-21.
Markets, IndiaTwofold increase in sugar output to 42.9 lakh tonnes in October-NovemberIndian sugar production reached 42.9 lakh tonnes early in the season, against 20.72 lakh tonnes a year earlier, because crushing started early, industry body ISMA said.
Policy & trade, IndiaNo government financial support under SDF to sugar mills for a yearThe government will not fund sugar mill capacity expansion under the Sugar Development Fund, citing surplus stocks, and will review the decision after 2021-22.
Markets, IndiaRise in sugar production up to threefold till November 15India produced 14.10 lakh tonnes of sugar by November 15 in the 2020-21 season, against 4.84 lakh tonnes a year earlier, helped by better cane output and earlier crushing.

AGRANA first-half EBIT more than doubles to €63.5 million

FAO food price index rises to 136.0 points on cereals, sugar and vegetable oils

India caps sugar dealer stocks at 1,000 quintals for 15 days

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