Try GOLD - Free
Sugar production seen up 16%
Financial Express Bengaluru
|November 05, 2025
Industry seeks 2 MT sugar exports quota
INDIA'S SUGAR PRODUCTION is expected to rise by 16% to 34.35 million tonne (MT) in the 2025-26 season (October-September), compared to the current season, due to adequate monsoon rains and higher area, as per the first advance estimate of output by Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA).
“With a comfortable sugar balance, India is well-positioned to export nearly 2 MT this season,’ ISMA said on Tuesday.
Afteraccounting fora diversion of 3.4 MT for ethanol, the net sugar production during the current season is projected at 30.95 MT while carry forward stock of sweetener as on October 1, 2025 was 5 MT.
This story is from the November 05, 2025 edition of Financial Express Bengaluru.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Financial Express Bengaluru
Financial Express Bengaluru
'Vision cars must reflect what finally reaches the road'
As M&M sharpens its premium ambitions and prepares a new wave of products, its Chief Design & Creative Officer Pratap Bose tells Akbar Merchant about how distinct sub-brand identities, production-led 'vision cars' and a growing influence of software and EV-led thinking are shaping the automaker's design strategy for the next decade.
1 mins
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Grok has changed the risk-reward equation
GIVEN THE INHERENT value of X, advertisers should treat Grok as a high-risk experimental surface, not a default media channel.
1 min
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Large-caps will offer attractive risk-reward this year
With the valuation gap between large-cap and mid- and small-caps being at a two- decade high, the former have become meaningfully cheaper. George Heber Joseph, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer -Equity at ASK Investment Managers tells Ananya Grover that such divergences have created attractive entry points for large- cap investing. Excerpts:
2 mins
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Bangladesh suspends visa services in India
BANGLADESH'S INTERIM GOVERNMENT on Thursday saidit hasasked its key missions in India,including at New Delhi, to suspend visa services over security concerns.
1 min
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
A closed chapter: UpGrad aborts Unacademy bid
RONNIE SCREWVALA-LED HIGHER education platform upGrad has withdrawn from acquisition discussions with SoftBank backed test-prep company Unacademy after the two sides failed to agree on valuation, bringing months of negotiations to an end.
1 min
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Sebi alleges BofA unit shared private info
THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has accused a Bank of America (BofA) entity of violating insider trading rules and breaking internal “Chinese walls” in a 2024 share sale, a notice from the markets regulator showed.
1 min
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
2025 reset cooperation priorities
FfD4, COP30, and the G20 were opportunities for India to show its prowess for multilateral negotiations, while rejuvenating its domestic stance on tax policy
3 mins
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Sensex down 1.6K pts in four days
THE DROP CAME despite the first advance estimates for FY26 GDP signalling robust growth, supported by a manufacturing rebound and a resilient services sector.
2 mins
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
Airlines set to step up bank borrowing
YEAR OF HIGH PURCHASES
2 mins
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Bengaluru
CCI defends antitrust penalty law in Apple case
A LAW USED to calculate fines on the basis of a company's global turnover will discourage breaches by multinationals, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) told a court in opposing Apple's high-profile challenge to the measure.
1 min
January 09, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size