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Story summary
- Government reports sugar shortage, raising retail prices about 25% since July.
- Retail price reached roughly 60 rupees per kilogram in early September, with some markets at 75 rupees.
- Officials cite lower domestic output, pest damage and tighter global supplies as causes of the price rise.
- Government-estimated 2025-26 sugar production fell to 30.6 million tonnes, 11% below the earlier 34.3 million-tonne forecast.