Cooperative socieites in Maharashtra are facing big problems due to the fall in sugar prices.
In a letter written recently to the Finance Minister, Pawar had said that arrears of sugar mills have risen to over Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) and there was a need to hike import duty to curb shipments, which is putting downward pressure on local prices.
The country has exported about 5 lakh tonnes of raw sugar so far availing the benefit of the subsidy, according to the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA).
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was sent to Tihar Jail after a court remanded him in judicial custody till April 15 in the excise policy case, will remain under 24x7 watch with CCTV cameras in his cell and could watch TV and read books, officials said.
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On the back of demand supply mismatch, the India's sugar prices have again begin rising up.
Projecting a dip by nearly 50 per cent in sugar exports to 10 lakh tonnes this season (October-September) from 18 lakh tonnes, sugar industry on Wednesday demanded enhancement of incentives given by the government.
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Sugar industry is plagued by falling realisations, rising costs, huge carry over stocks leading to liquidity problems and huge losses.
Sudhakshina Unnikrishnan of Barclays Capital believes that global supplies and high production will keep sugar prices subdued. According to her, there has been a price correction of around 25% in six months.
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The Cabinet Committee on Prices also decided to permit UP mills to process imported raw sugar outside the state due to restrictions there.
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The government move comes after seeing the diagnostic study done by SBI Caps. On government request SBI Caps studied 15 state-owned closed down sugar mills. It recommended re-opening of eight mills, saying they were viable units.
The company's Chief Executive Officer G S C Rao, Chief Financial Officer Sanjay Tapriya, Executive Director Gursimran Kaur Mann and five non-executive directors have also been booked by the agency. Gurpal Singh is the son-in-law of Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh.
Sugar industry suffered another jolt this week when the Central government dropped its plans to offer incentives to mills for raw sugar exports.
If you think that going for a no-carb diet can keep you fit, then you need to think again, for a new study has found that table sugar does more harm than starchy foods such as bread, rice and potatoes.
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Pawar on a tour to the three Latin American countries, including Mexico and Argentina, will meet representatives of the sugar and the ethanol industries.
Stocks of sugar companies rose after the development. At the Bombay Stock Exchange, Bajaj Hindusthan, India's biggest producer, gained 4.25 per cent to close at Rs 121.35, Balrampur Chini gained three per cent and closed at Rs 88 while Renuka Sugars gained four per cent to Rs 68.
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