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title: "India bars sugar exports until September"
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description: "India has banned sugar exports until September 30 to ensure sufficient domestic supply and prevent price increases. The ban, effective immediately, allows limited exceptions for existing consignments and government deals for food security. This decision comes amid concerns over the upcoming sugar harvest due to potential impacts from the El Nino weather pattern. India's sugar exports have significantly declined from a peak of 11 million tonnes in 2021-22 to an estimated 900,000 tonnes in 2024-25."
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# India bars sugar exports until September

A man unloads sugarcane from a truck outside a market in Navi Mumbai. India has banned the export of sugar until at least September to protect domestic supply (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE)

India, one of the world's largest sugar producers, has banned exports of the key commodity until the end of September to ensure enough domestic supplies and prevent prices from rising.

The government prohibited exports "with immediate effect", according to an order issued late Wednesday, other than limited exceptions, including consignments already in the pipeline.

Exports under government deals for food security with other countries would also be allowed, the order said.

The ban will stay in place until September 30.

The move comes amid concerns that the country's next sugar harvest, which starts around October, could be affected by a lower-than-average monsoon because of the El Nino weather pattern.

The Iran war has strained India's economy, heavily reliant on Middle Eastern energy supplies and fertiliser imports, and has cast uncertainty over New Delhi's growth outlook.

India's sugar exports have fallen sharply since their peak in 2021–22, government data shows.

Shipments reached a record 11 million tonnes in 2021–22, but then declined to 6.3 million tonnes in 2022–23.

They dropped steeply to 100,000 tonnes in 2023–24 before recovering modestly to about 900,000 tonnes in 2024–25.

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