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Sarkar ka bada faisla: Sugar export band!
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ne ekdum se yeh policy change kiya hai. India mein domestic supply ko control karne aur food prices ko badhne se rokne ke liye yeh move liya gaya hai. Lekin iska seedha asar sugar companies ke stocks par dikha, jo market mein tez gire.
Stocks mein bhukamp, Investors ki pareshani
Is ban ke baad, Dhampur Sugar Mills ke shares 5% tak gir gaye. Uttam Sugar Mills aur Sakthi Sugars bhi 4-5% neeche aaye. Balrampur Chini Mills 3% se zyada gira, aur Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar, Dwarikesh Sugar Industries jaise stocks bhi 2-4% tak kamzor hue. Yeh sab tab hua jab ki Sensex aur Nifty jaise major indices thoda upar chal rahe the.
DGFT ne raw, white, aur refined sugar ki policy ko 'Restricted' se badal kar 'Prohibited' kar diya hai. Kuch choti exemptions hain, jaise EU/US quotas ke liye ya already booked shipments ke liye, lekin overall exports bahut kam ho jayenge.
Production mein kami aur Global impact
Asal mein, India mein lagatar doosre saal sugar production kam hone ki forecast hai. Maharashtra aur Karnataka jaise states mein sugarcane ki paidawar kam hone se mills ko jaldi band karna pada. Pehle government ko umeed thi ki surplus hoga jisse hum 1.59 million metric tonnes tak export kar payenge. Lekin ab lagta hai ki desh ki zarooraton ko poora karne ke baad export ke liye bachna mushkil hai.
Is ban se India mein sugar ki prices kam ho sakti hain, par millers ka profit kam ho jayega. Globally, Brazil aur Thailand jaise competitors ko fayda ho sakta hai, woh Asia aur Africa mein zyada shipments bhej sakte hain.
Profits par pressure aur Global competition
Yeh export ban jo September 30, 2026 tak chalega, Indian sugar firms ke liye bada risk hai. International sales limit hone se companies ko sirf domestic demand par depend karna padega, jisse prices aur profits dono par dabav banega. Brazil jaisa desh freely export kar sakta hai, par Indian companies ko ek aise domestic market mein kaam karna padega jahan supply zyada ho sakti hai. Isse prices kam hone ka khatra hai.
USDA ne kaha hai ki 2026-27 season mein India ka sugar production 33.6 million metric tonnes tak pahunch sakta hai, jo demand se zyada hoga. Lekin policy ke current restrictions ne investors ki chinta badha di hai.
Aage kya?
Ab sugar sector ko adjustment ke daur se guzarana padega. Sarkar chahti hai ki domestic prices stable rahein, lekin itne lambe export ban se companies ki financial strength challenge hogi. Analysts abhi filhaal cautious hain aur future growth domestic prices aur policy changes par depend karegi.