In a notification released on December 31, the Food Ministry allocated a monthly sugar quota of 22 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for January 2026 to 581 sugar mills, which is lower than the quota allocated for January 2025.
In December 2025, the government had allocated a monthly sugar quota of 22 LMT for domestic sale. In January 2025, sugar quota was 22.5 LMT.
State-wise monthly sugar quota for sale in January 2026
According to market experts, with the announcement of the 22 LMT sugar quota for January 2026, the domestic market is expected to remain stable, with no major volatility anticipated.
With the start of the crushing operations, the market has seen around an 8 per cent correction in prices during the season.
Before the start of the season, sugar prices in Maharashtra traded around Rs 3,900 per quintal and are now at Rs 3,600 per quintal.
According to the notification, the process of integrating the ERP/SAP systems of sugar mills with the NSWS portal through APIs is underway and the same is required to be completed by 10.01.2026. All sugar mills are hereby directed to ensure development their API modules and integrate with NSWS portal in a time bound manner and submit the monthly P-II for December-2025 through API by 10th January, 2026. Non-complaint sugar mills may not be allocated any release quota from next month.
All the sugar mills have been directed to ensure the compliance of mandatory packaging of 20% of sugar in jute bags under Jute Packaging Material (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987 and submit the information thereof in P-II proforma on NSWS portal. Any violation of this order would attract the penal provisions under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, as amended from time to time.
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