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India Extends Sugar Stock Limits for Factories

The government has raised the allowed sugar stockholding for large users from 15 days to 30 days.

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Key Points

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Stock limit raised to 30 days for bulk users.

Extra stock must come from imported sugar.

Retail price down 10%; factory price down 25%.

Farmers' price increased to 365 rupees per quintal.

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Sugar kept beyond the original limit must be sourced from imports under the Advance Authorisation Scheme and the Tariff Rate Quota.

Retail sugar prices have fallen about ten percent, while factory-level prices have dropped nearly twenty‑five percent.

The fair and remunerative price for sugarcane farmers has been increased to 365 Indian rupees per quintal.

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8 words

stockholding

how long a company can keep sugar stored

bulk consumers

large users such as factories or big food makers

import

bringing a product from another country

Advance Authorisation Scheme

a special permission system for importing sugar

Tariff Rate Quota

a limit that allows a certain amount of sugar to be imported with lower taxes

retail

selling directly to everyday shoppers

fair and remunerative price

a price set to give farmers a fair and good income

quintal

a measurement equal to 100 kilograms

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