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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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India considers curbing use of sugarcane for ethanol to tame record-high sugar market

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India is considering restricting the amount of sugarcane ​used for ethanol in the season ​beginning October to boost sugar output and try to calm record prices, ​two government and two industry sources said.

Reduced rainfall in Maharashtra and Karnataka, India's biggest sugarcane-producing states, has raised concerns about next year's sugar output, the sources said, declining to be named because the deliberations are not public.

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