India trades a fixed deadline for a 2-month window to force sugar onto the market
Wholesale sugar prices have jumped 31% in a month, from ₹48.18 to ₹63.05 a kg, ahead of the festival season. New Delhi is responding by replacing a rigid processing deadline on its 1-million-tonne duty-free import quota with a two-month window from bill-of-entry filing, so traders get flexibility without letting stockpile. Stockholding limits for bulk buyers have also been halved to 15 days to squeeze out hoarders.