blog： South Asia hit by sugar shortages

Posted by admin on September 13th, 2009 |

A massive shortage in sugar stocks in India and Pakistan has led to soaring prices and consumer unrest.

The Indian government has introduced strict limits on companies that stockpile sugar to check rising prices.

Shortages led Pakistan’s government to nearly double sugar prices causing public outrage ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, which has now begun.

The price of raw sugar worldwide has increased to its highest level since 1981, as supply concerns grow.

India is the largest consumer of sugar in the world and the second largest producer, but poor monsoon rains have slashed output, forcing it to rely on imports.

One newspaper report says India’s sugar stocks have decline to 4.5 million tonnes - just enough to meet two months of domestic demand.

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