{"id":19770,"date":"2026-09-03T11:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19770"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:02:09","slug":"sugar-gets-sweeter-again-retail-prices-fall-3-85-to-rs-62-57-kg-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19770","title":{"rendered":"Sugar gets sweeter again: Retail prices fall 3.85% to Rs 62.57\/kg in a week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\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-133733768,imgsize-122875,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg\" alt=\"Sugar gets sweeter again: Retail prices fall 3.85% to Rs 62.57\/kg in a week\" title=\"Sugar prices ease: Retail rates fall 3.85% to Rs 62.57\/kg in a week\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Sugar prices ease: Retail rates fall 3.85% to Rs 62.57\/kg in a week\">Sugar prices ease: Retail rates fall 3.85% to Rs 62.57\/kg in a week<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sugar prices have begun to ease across markets after a series of government interventions aimed at containing the recent rise. The average all-India retail price fell 3.85% over the past week to Rs 62.57 per kg, while the average wholesale price dropped to Rs 57.62 per kg on September 2.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The retail price had stood at Rs 65.08 per kg a week earlier, according to official data. Despite the weekly decline, consumers are still paying significantly more than they were a month ago, when the average retail price was Rs 49.33 per kg. The current price is 27 per cent higher than that level.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>At the wholesale level, the decline has been sharper. The average price fell from Rs 60.39 per kg a week ago to Rs 57.62 per kg on September 2, according to data maintained by the consumer affairs ministry.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Why the fall is taking time to reach consumers<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The lower wholesale rates are not immediately translating into cheaper sugar at retail outlets because traders are still carrying stocks purchased when prices were higher.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Sources said retailers are unwilling to sell this inventory at a loss and are therefore likely to maintain the earlier prices until their existing stocks are exhausted. Only after they replenish their supplies at the lower wholesale rates will the reduction begin to show up in retail prices.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>A typical retailer holds 10-15 bags of sugar, with each bag weighing 50 kg.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;It takes at least ten days to reflect changes in the retail price,&#8221; an industry source said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Imports and stock curbs aimed at prices<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The recent price movement comes after the government introduced measures to check a sudden rise in sugar prices. These included allowing imports of 10 lakh tonnes of sugar and tightening stockholding norms for bulk users and dealers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The Centre has attributed the price increase to mills &#8220;jacking up&#8221; prices and has maintained that sugar stocks in the country are adequate.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>However, the government&#8217;s production estimate for the 2025-26 marketing year, which runs from October to September, has been lowered to 306 lakh tonnes from the earlier projection of 343 lakh tonnes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Against this, annual domestic sugar demand is estimated at around 280-285 lakh tonnes.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-3-85-to-rs-62-57\/kg-in-a-week\/articleshow\/133733317.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sugar prices ease: Retail rates fall 3.85% to Rs 62.57\/kg in a week Sugar prices have begun to ease across markets after a series of government interventions aimed at containing the recent rise. The average all-India retail price fell 3.85% over the past week to Rs 62.57 per kg, while the average wholesale price dropped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sugar-prices-ease-retail-rates-fall-385-to-rs-6257kg-in-a-week.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Sugar prices ease: Retail rates fall 3.85% to Rs 62.57\/kg in a week Sugar prices have begun to ease across markets after a series of government interventions aimed at containing the recent rise. 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