In an announcement on June 26, the Food Ministry allocated a monthly sugar quota of 22 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for July 2025, which is lower than the quota allocated for July 2024.
In July 2024, the government had allocated a monthly sugar quota of 24 LMT for domestic sale. For June 2025, the allocation of sugar quota was 23 LMT.
Monthly domestic sugar quota for July 2025 has been set at 22 LMT. It is applicable from 01 July 2025. #SugarQuota pic.twitter.com/LisZdyu11F
— Department of Food & Public Distribution (@fooddeptgoi) June 26, 2025
According to market experts, with the announcement of 22 LMT, the market is likely to remain stable. Last year, in June, sugar consumption was 21.30 LMT.
