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Sugar mills reassure adequate availability during festival season
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Indian sugar mills have assured sufficient supply during the upcoming festival season despite prices remaining below production costs for most of the 2025–26 season. Prices have hovered around ₹39.5–₹41.5 per kg, slightly below the ₹42 per kg production cost, raising concerns about sustainability.
WHY IT MATTERS
This story matters because it highlights the financial strain on sugar mills due to sustained below-cost pricing, which could impact future production and supply stability.
For most of the 2025–26 sugar season, mills have realised prices well below the normal cost of production of ₹42 per kg; the prices were ₹39.5–₹40.0 per kg in June and roughly ₹41- 41.5 per kg through August 2026
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