ISMA says OMCs in some states not lifting ethanol; hopes early solution

The Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) on Thursday said oil marketing companies (OMCs) in some states do not seem to be fully geared up to take more quantity of ethanol, and sugar mills expect early solution to this problem. On exports, the industry body quoting market reports said the country has exported 4 lakh tonnes of sugar till January of the 2020-21 marketing season (October-September).

So far, a total of 25 lakh tonnes of sugar has been contracted for overseas shipment in the current season with the highest orders contracted for Indonesia, it added.