India’s sugar exports grow by 291% since 2013-14: Ministry of Commerce & Industry

India’s Sugar Exports saw a growth of 291% from USD 1,177 million in FY 2013-14 to USD 4600 million in FY 2021-22. As per DGCI&S data, India exported sugar to 121 countries across the globe.

Notably, India is the world’s second-largest sugar producer after Brazil.

Sugar export jumped 65 per cent in 2021-22 corresponding to previous year.

Highlighting the achievement, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal tweeted, “India’s Sugar Exports witness an astounding growth of 291%. Modi Government’s policies are helping farmers increase their income by tapping global markets.”

According to the DGCI&S data, India had exported sugar worth of USD 1965 million in 2019-20, which rose to USD 2790 million in 2020-21 and USD 4600 million in 2021-22.

According to a statement by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, in 2021-22 (April-February), India has exported sugar worth of USD 769 million to Indonesia, followed by Bangladesh (USD 561 million), Sudan (USD 530 million) and U.A.E (USD 270 million).

“India also exported sugar to Somalia, Saudi Arab, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Nepal, China, etc. Indian sweetener has also been imported by USA, Singapore, Oman, Qatar, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Germany, France, New Zealand, Denmark, Israel, Russia, Egypt, etc,” read the statement.

“Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka account for nearly 80 percent of the total sugar production in the country. The other major sugarcane-producing states are Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Haryana, and Punjab,” the statement further stated.