Free Sale Sugar Quota Allocated for Various States

31-Dec-2025 05:08 PM

New Delhi: The Union Food Ministry has allocated and fixed a sales quota of 22 lakh tonnes of sugar for mills across the country for sale in the domestic market in January 2026. The new sugar quota will come into effect from tomorrow, January 1st. The free sale sugar quota fixed for January is the same as the December quota.

According to data released by the Directorate of Sugar and Vegetable Oils under the Union Food Ministry, the free sale quota of sugar allocated for sale in January 2026 is as follows: Andhra Pradesh 7300 tonnes, Bihar 34,000 tonnes, Chhattisgarh 6,000 tonnes,

Gujarat 64,000 tonnes, Haryana 29,000 tonnes, Karnataka 3.50 lakh tonnes, Madhya Pradesh 35,000 tonnes, Maharashtra approximately 8.57 lakh tonnes, Odisha 1541 tonnes, Punjab approximately 34,000 tonnes, Rajasthan 1135 tonnes, Tamil Nadu 37,000 tonnes, Telangana 9500 tonnes, Uttar Pradesh 7.06 lakh tonnes, and Uttarakhand 31,000 tonnes.

Thus, a total sales quota of 22 lakh tonnes of sugar has been allocated at the national level for January 2026, which is considered sufficient to meet domestic demand and requirements.

Maharashtra has been given the highest quota because a significant increase in sugar production is being observed there.

A normal quota has been fixed for Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka, even though there are indications of improved production in these states as well. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka are the three major sugar-producing states in the country.

They are followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. States like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Telangana also produce a good amount of sugar.

According to industry and trade analysts, due to a better balance between demand and supply, there is no possibility of significant fluctuations in sugar prices.