Against the export target of six million tonnes (mt), sugar generators have entered into contracts for approximately 7 mt inside the contemporary sugar season and over six mt of sugar have already been exported, an authentic statement said on Thursday.

“Some sugar generators have also signed forward contracts for exports in resulting sugar season beginning October. Export of sugar has helped in retaining demand-deliver stability and stabilising domestic ex-mill costs of sugar,” the announcement said.

According to the assertion, issued with the aid of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, sugar turbines bought sugarcane well worth ₹ninety one,000 crore inside the modern season ending September.

“In the cutting-edge sugar season, sugarcane worth a report ₹90,872 crore has been purchased by using sugar mills and approximately ₹81,963 crore cane dues had been paid to farmers. Only ₹eight,909 crore cane arrears are pending as on August sixteen. Increase in export and diversion of sugarcane to ethanol has expedited cane rate payments to farmers, the declaration stated.

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In comparison, sugar turbines purchased sugarcane worth ₹seventy five,845 crore inside the previous season.

To find a permanent technique to address the hassle of excess sugar, the government is encouraging sugar generators to divert excess sugarcane to ethanol which is blended with petrol. This not handiest serves as a green gas however also saves forex on account of crude oil import.

The revenue generated from sale of ethanol via generators also helps sugar generators in clearing cane fee dues to farmers. In 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, about 3.37 lakh tonnes (lt) and 9.26 lt of sugar, respectively, were diverted to ethanol.

In the contemporary sugar season, over 20 lt is in all likelihood to be diverted. In the ensuing sugar season, about 35 lt of sugar is envisioned to be diverted, the statement stated, including that this could go up 60 lt via 2024-25.