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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Government to allocate fortnightly sugar sale quota to mills from September to prevent artificial scarcity

New Delhi: The government on Friday said retail prices of sugar have started to ease with ex-mill rates declining by around 20 per cent in the last few days and announced that it will allocate a fortnightly sale quota to mills from September to ensure smooth supply and prevent artificial scarcity.

At present, the food ministry allocates a monthly quota to mills for the sale of sugar.

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