COMMODITY
Retail price of sugar declines 3.85% in a week
Sep-04-2026

Amid recent government measures, including allowing imports and tightening of stockholding norms for bulk users and dealers, data from the consumer affairs ministry showed that the average all-India retail price of sugar declined by 3.85 per cent to Rs 62.57 per kg as on September 2, 2026, from Rs 65.08 per kg a week ago. However, the retail prices are still 27 per cent higher than the previous month's level of Rs 49.33 per kg. 

The average wholesale price of sugar too dropped to Rs 57.62 per kg on September 2 from Rs 60.39 per kg a week ago. To check a sudden rise in sugar prices, the government took a series of measures, including allowing import of 10 lakh tonnes of sugar, and tightening of stock holding norms for bulk users and dealers. 

The Centre had blamed mills for 'jacking up' prices, insisting the country has ample sugar stocks - even as production estimates for the 2025-26 marketing year (October-September) have been revised down to 306 lakh tonnes, from an earlier projection of 343 lakh tonnes. Annual domestic demand is pegged at around 280-285 lakh tonnes.

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