Govt rejects E20 link to sugar shortage across India

Food Ministry responded as sugar prices hit a record high, rising from ₹48.18/kg on July 20 to ₹55.70/kg on August 20. It denied a link between the rising prices and the government's E20 push, noting that the increase was due to lower-than-expected domestic production, increased demand, weather-related crop damage and tightening global supplies. Adequate sugar stocks are available, it added.