India exports 109.8 lakh tones of sugar in 2021-22, becomes world’s 2nd largest exporter, says govt
Supportive international prices and Indian government policy led to this feat of Indian sugar industry. These exports earned foreign currency of about Rs 40,000 crore for the country,” the ministry said in a statement. India’s sugar exports stood at 70 lakh tonnes in 2020-21 marketing year, 59 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 and 38 lakh tonnes in 2018-19.
