Free sale quota of 23 lakh tonnes of sugar declared for the month of June

30-May-2025 05:52 PM

New Delhi. The Directorate of Sugar and Vegetable Oil, under the Union Food Ministry, has set a total free sale quota of 23 lakh tonnes of sugar for 581 sugar mills across the country to be sold in the domestic market during June 2025.

This quota is applicable from 1st to 30th June. For comparison, the free sale quotas for April and May were each fixed at 23.50 lakh tonnes, making the June quota 50,000 tonnes lower.

June, being a summer month, typically sees higher industrial demand for sugar. However, it also marks the onset of the southwest monsoon, with rainfall expected in various regions of the country, which could bring down temperatures. Considering these factors, the 23 lakh tonnes quota for June is seen as a normal allocation.

According to official data, the state-wise breakup of the sugar quota for June 2025 includes approximately 9.48 lakh tonnes for Uttar Pradesh, 40,000 tonnes for Uttarakhand, 5,200 tonnes for Telangana, 46,000 tonnes for Tamil Nadu,

1,563 tonnes for Rajasthan, 42,000 tonnes for Punjab, around 3,000 tonnes for Odisha, 6.82 lakh tonnes for Maharashtra, 52,000 tonnes for Madhya Pradesh,

2.70 lakh tonnes for Karnataka, 53,000 tonnes for Haryana, 87,000 tonnes for Gujarat, 3,510 tonnes for Chhattisgarh, 56,437 tonnes for Bihar, and about 12,000 tonnes for Andhra Pradesh.

During the 2024-25 marketing season, Uttar Pradesh surpassed Maharashtra to become the top sugar-producing state in India.

As a result, the sugar quota for Uttar Pradesh has been significantly increased, while the quotas for Maharashtra and Karnataka have been reduced due to lower production in these states.