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Informist, Friday, Jun. 19, 2026

By Taniva Singha Roy

MUMBAI – Ex-mill prices of sugar in the key markets of Uttar Pradesh rose in anticipation of a rise in demand, traders said. Mills in Maharashtra kept prices steady, they said. 

In Uttar Pradesh, mills raised prices by INR 10-INR 15 per 100 kg as there is expectation that demand will rise from bulk consumers such as ice-cream and cold-drink manufacturers, Naresh Gupta, a trader from north India, said. Moreover, mills were not in a hurry meet monthly sales quota, hence, they increased prices, he said.

But demand was as per requirement at higher prices, Gupta said. Traders in the resales market kept prices steady, Gupta added.

Mills in Maharashtra kept prices steady after raising them the previous day, Mukesh Kuvadia, secretary of the Bombay Sugar Merchants Association, said. As the monsoon has not hit the state and temperatures are high, traders are concerned that demand from ice-cream and cold-drink manufacturers will rise in the days to come, he said.

The following are the highlights of sugar prices in the domestic market:

--Up INR 10-INR 15 at INR 4,025-INR 4,165 per 100 kg in western Uttar Pradesh

--Up INR 10-INR 15 at INR 4,030 INR 4,180 100 kg in central Uttar Pradesh

--Flat at INR 4,092-INR 4,172 per 100 kg in Mumbai

--Flat at INR 3,965-INR 3,980 per 100 kg in Kolhapur

At 1930 IST, the price of sugar on the Intercontinental Exchange was unavailable as market was shut on account of in observance of Juneteenth.  End

US$1 = INR 94.32

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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