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Sugar Prices to Drop This Festive Season? Central Government Announces Key Measures!
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News18•02-10-2026, 22:11
Sugar Prices to Drop This Festive Season? Central Government Announces Key Measures!
- •Central Government strengthens measures to ensure fair sugar prices during the festive season.
- •Sugar traders' stock holding period reduced to 15 days, with a stock limit of 1,000 quintals.
- •New rules effective from October 15, 2026, to November 30, 2026, across most regions.
- •Kolkata, its metropolitan areas, and Assam have a higher stock limit of 2,000 quintals due to specific needs.
- •These regulations aim to prevent hoarding and ensure smooth access to sugar for consumers.
Key Questions Answered
Effective from October 15, 2026, to November 30, 2026, the Central Government reduced the stock holding period for sugar traders to 15 days and set a nationwide stock limit of 1,000 quintals.
The stock limit for Kolkata, its extended metropolitan areas, and Assam has been set at 2,000 quintals due to specific regional market needs, geographical barriers, and transportation issues associated with supplying the eastern and northeastern parts of the country.
The primary objective of these revised regulations is to prevent hoarding within the supply chain, curb speculative trading, and ensure smooth access and adequate availability of fair-priced sugar for consumers during the festive season.
