ENA Sectors 2026-02-16 17:47:19 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Feb 16 (KNN)</strong> India exported 2,01,547 tonnes of sugar through February in the 2025 26 marketing year (October September), with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) emerging as the largest buyer, according to the All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA).</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Sugar exports are regulated by the central government through quotas allocated proportionally among mills. For 2025 26, total exports of 2 million tonnes have been approved, including an additional 500,000 tonnes cleared recently, reported PTI.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Of the total shipments so far, white sugar accounted for 163,000 tonnes, while refined sugar comprised 37,638 tonnes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">After the UAE, major destinations included Afghanistan (46,163 tonnes), Djibouti (30,147 tonnes) and Bhutan (20,017 tonnes).</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:14px">Production Outlook and Quota Structure</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">AISTA has estimated Indias sugar production at 29.6 million tonnes in 2025 26, marking a 13 per cent increase from the previous year, excluding diversion for ethanol.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The association welcomed the additional 500,000-tonne export quota, allocated on a pro-rata basis to willing mills. Unlike the initial 1.5 million tonne quota, which was tradable between mills, the latest allocation is non-transferable.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">AISTA Chairman Praful Vithalani said, This two-tier system will facilitate some export of sugar. Now the genuine exporting mills need not pay any premium to mills sitting idle on tradable quota. </span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size:14px">(KNN Bureau)</span></strong></em></p> 45168 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/indias-sugar-production-seen-at-296-mt-in-202526-up-13-yoy-aista 2026-02-16 17:47:19 knnindia.co.in