India is the largest producer and . Till April this year, India produced 340 lakh tonnes of sugar, a 14% increase from the previous year.second-largest exporter of sugar after Brazil

In the last five years, India’s sugar exports have seen a 200 times increase. Yet, for the first time in six years, India has announced restrictions on the export of sugar.

Sugar has been freely exportable in India. But now the export of sugar — raw, refined and white — will be placed under the restricted category from June 1 till October 31.