Govt allows export of 200,000 tonnes of sugar after Advisory Board review

According to Mettis Global, the government has approved shipments of 200,000 tonnes of sugar overseas after reviewing national supply, existing stocks and domestic demand. The approval followed a high-level session of the Sugar Advisory Board, chaired by Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain. Delegates from all provinces, growers and the Sugar Mills Association attended the meeting.

Participants reviewed the available data and assessed the sugar situation from the viewpoints of consumers, growers and industry. The federal minister told mill owners to make prompt payments to sugarcane growers, saying farmers' legitimate interests would stay a government priority. He also said the government will keep monitoring the market to ensure sugar remains adequately available domestically. Coordination between federal and provincial authorities, growers and the industry was also emphasised to keep the sector stable.