India Tightens Sugar Inventory Limits

India has restricted bulk sugar dealers from holding inventories for more than fifteen days to curb record high prices ahead of the festive demand season. The new government rules take effect on September first and remain until November.

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FILE PHOTO: Workers unload sacks of sugar from trucks and place them in a net to be loaded onto a cargo ship at the Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, April 5, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

India has ordered large traders to halve their Sugar inventories to a maximum of 15 days, down from 30 days previously. The emergency restriction runs from September 1 through November 30. The policy aims to cool record-high domestic sweetener prices ahead of the heavy festival consumption period.

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