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,...

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,...

ISMA seeks ethanol allocation boost, sugar MSP hike in Budget expectations for policy support

Oct 29, 2025

The upcoming Union budget for the financial year 205-26 (April-March) should revise the sugar MSP and restore ethanol allocations to avoid surplus sugar and...