{"id":18974,"date":"2026-09-01T12:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18974"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:18:47","slug":"centre-halves-sugar-stock-limit-for-dealers-to-curb-hoarding-price-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18974","title":{"rendered":"Centre halves sugar stock limit for dealers to curb hoarding, price rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133681033,imgsize-122875,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sugar-prices-remain-elevated.jpg\" alt=\"Centre halves sugar stock limit for dealers to curb hoarding, price rise\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Centre on Tuesday tightened the stock limit for sugar dealers, reducing it from 4,000 quintals to 2,000 quintals from September 15 to November 30, as it sought to curb hoarding and contain rising retail prices.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The food ministry said the existing 4,000-quintal limit would continue in Kolkata and its extended metropolitan areas \u201cconsidering the specific market requirements of the region\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The move is aimed at ensuring adequate availability of sugar in the domestic market and preventing hoarding and speculative trading, the ministry said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Under the revised rules, dealers cannot hold sugar stocks for more than 30 days from the date of receipt. <!-- -->They will also not be allowed to hold more than 2,000 quintals at any time at any location across the country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The ministry said the 4,000-quintal limit would remain in place in Kolkata because the region sources sugar mainly from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra and supplies it to eastern and northeastern states.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The decision comes as sugar prices remain elevated. The all-India average retail price stood at Rs 63.28 per kg on August 31, up 37% from Rs 46.02 per kg a year earlier, according to Consumer Affairs Ministry data.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Wholesale prices also rose 36.28% year-on-year to Rs 58.40 per kg. However, industry data showed some easing in mill-level prices. The ex-mill price of sugar in Maharashtra fell to Rs 45-46 per kg on September 1 from a peak of Rs 67 per kg on August 18.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The Centre has accused sugar mills of \u201cjacking up\u201d prices, while maintaining that the country has adequate stocks, PTI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The government\u2019s position comes despite sugar production estimates for the 2025-26 marketing year, which runs from October to September, being revised down to 306 lakh tonnes from the earlier estimate of 343 lakh tonnes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/centre-halves-sugar-stock-limit-for-dealers-to-curb-hoarding-price-rise\/articleshow\/133680665.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Centre on Tuesday tightened the stock limit for sugar dealers, reducing it from 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