ISMA warns of payment delays to farmers as ethanol cuts & frozen sugar prices threaten industry stability

Oct 29, 2025

The Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has raised concerns over the drastic reduction in ethanol allocation from sugar-based feedstocks, warning it could...

Record 5,000 lakh tonne sugarcane produced in 2021-22 season

Jan 22, 2023

The year 2021-22 has proven to be a watershed season for the Indian sugar sector. All records of sugarcane production, sugar production, sugar exports,...

Sugar prices below production cost, need and scope for better realisation: ISMA DG

Jun 04, 2026

There is scope for improvement in sugar realisations as current ex-mill sugar prices in major producing states remain below production costs, Deepak Ballani, Director...

India produced 238 lakh tonnes sugar so far this season: ISMA

Apr 17, 2025

India has produced approximately 238 lakh tonnes of sugar, with around 200 sugar mills (38 per cent of the total mills) still operational as...

India sugar industry seeks MSP revision, higher ethanol prices to tackle surplus stock

Dec 18, 2025

The Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has flagged concerns over surplus sugar stocks and falling prices, urging the central government to revise...

Global sugar prices fall amid surplus supply from Brazil, outlook for Indian sugar sector remains stable: ICRA

Mar 14, 2026

The prices of sugar globally have declined sharply amid surplus supply from Brazil, even as the outlook for the Indian sugar sector remains stable,...