Sugar, India (Uttar Pradesh)

Uttar Pradesh, India26.85°N 80.95°E

computed criticality10/100

reading

World's #1 or #2 sugar producer (2nd behind Brazil in 2023/24)

2023

Fault line

India rivals Brazil for the top sugar rank but serves its home market first: its export curbs, set by the monsoon, send world sugar prices jumping.

Actors

Uttar Pradesh & Maharashtra growers

sugar cooperatives

Sources