A lower sugarcane output and the slow start to its processing because of price issues have been cited as the major reasons for the decline in India's sugar production. India's Sugar Exports According to the Indian Sugar Manufacturers Association (ISMA), India produced 16.86 MMT of sugar during the five-months of October 2013-February 2014, a decrease of 10.63 percent from the 18.84 MMT for the same period a year ago. A lower sugarcane output and slow start to its processing because of the price issue have been cited as the major reasons for this decline. Although production has improved somewhat in the past two weeks, it is likely to remain low.ISMA estimates total 2013/14 sugar production at 23.8 MMT compared with the previous estimate o...
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