Government is planning to ease the stock holding limit for traders. Earlier EGOM had relaxed the limit on sugar from 200 metric tonnes to 500 metric tonnes per month in March 2011.


Government might review the current year sugar production that could be around 24.2 Million tonnes. Also, it is expected that the sugar production in 2011-12 to be even more than 2010-11. It is noticeable that sugar production in 2011-12 expected to be around 26 million tonnes which the government may also taken into consideration for further easing stock holding limit.