India has tightened sugar stockholding rules for dealers in an effort to discourage hoarding and keep supplies moving during the festive season.
From 15 October to 30 November, most dealers will be limited to holding 1,000 quintals of sugar and may not retain stock for more than 15 days from the date it is received.
A higher limit of 2,000 quintals will apply in Kolkata and its extended metropolitan area and in Assam, reflecting transport, supply-chain and regional market requirements.
The government says average retail sugar prices have fallen by 15 per cent from their August peak, while ex-mill prices are down about 28 per cent. These figures are government estimates; officials have asked wholesalers and retailers to pass lower costs through to consumers.
Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
Image disclosure: This is an AI-generated conceptual editorial illustration with fictional workers and shoppers. It is not a photograph of a particular sugar mill, warehouse, market or official inspection.
