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Thailand could benefit as India's sugar output set to drop 7%

Sugar mill workers load harvested sugar cane onto a tractor trolly in Sangli district, in the western state of Maharashtra, India, on Saturday. (Reuters photo)

SOLAPUR/KOLHAPUR/LATUR, India: India's sugar output is likely to fall 7% this year as erratic weather conditions have cut cane yields, which could dampen exports from the world's biggest producer of the sweetener, farmers, millers and traders said.

Lower sugar exports from India, also the world's second biggest exporter, could lift global prices and allow rivals Thailand and Brazil to increase their shipments.

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