New Delhi: Sugar mills have so far exported 47.5 lakh tonnes of sugar in the current 2020-21 marketing year ending In September, indonesia has been the highest export. Trade body AISTA informed about the same on Friday. The All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA) said in a statement that sugar mills have so far contracted to export 59 lakh tonnes of sugar as against the 60 lakh tonnes quota allocated by the Food Ministry in January this year.

In addition, 4,30,000 tonnes of sugar has been contracted for export under OGL (Open General License) route without subsidy support. With this, export of sugar to Iran has started in small quantities. In the month of June, 6,982 tonnes of Taqriban was sent to Iran. The Chinese marketing year runs from October to September. According to AISTA, sugar mills have exported a total of 47.5 lakh tonnes of sugar from January 1 to July 6, 2021.

Out of the total exports made so far, indonesia has been exported a maximum of 15.8 lakh tonnes so far this year, followed by 5,82,776 tonnes in Afghanistan and 4,47,097 tonnes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and 3,63,972 tonnes in Sri Lanka.

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