India expects to ban sugar exports from October

India is expected to ban sugar exports from October, Reuters reported on the 23rd. If the ban takes effect, it will be the first time it has stopped sugar exports in seven years. India is only allowed to export about 6.1 million tons of sugar this crop season, according to the report. An Indian government source said that the current priority is to meet India's domestic sugar demand and use surplus sugar cane to produce ethanol, and it is not expected that there will be enough production for export next quarter.

Declining raw material production due to climate change is the main reason for the shortage of sugar supply. Up to now, the rainy season rainfall in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the two most important sugarcane growing areas in India, has been 50% lower than the average this year, according to the report. 

印度预计10月起禁止食糖出口

       据路透社报道称，印度将从10月起禁止食糖出口。若禁令生效，这将是其7年来首次停止食糖出口。报道称，印度本榨季只允许出口约610万吨糖。一名印度政府消息人士称，当前的首要任务是满足印度国内的糖需求，并利用剩余的甘蔗生产乙醇，预计下季度没有足够的产量用以出口。

       气候变化导致原料产量下降是糖供应紧张的主要原因。目前为止，今年印度最主要的两个甘蔗种植区——马哈拉施特拉邦和卡纳塔克邦雨季的降雨量比平均水平低了50%。