♦ India exported an estimated 7.75 lakh tonnes (775,000 tonnes) of sugar in the 2024-25 marketing year (October to September), the All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA) announced on 12 October 2025.

♦ The sugar marketing year runs from October to September.

♦ The government had allowed exports of up to 10 lakh tonnes for 2024-25, beginning January 20, 2025. 

♦ AISTA said mills shipped a total of 7.75 lakh tonnes between February and September, including 6.13 lakh tonnes of white sugar, 1.04 lakh tonnes of refined sugar, and 33,338 tonnes of raw sugar.

♦ About 21,000 tonnes of raw sugar delivered to Special Economic Zone refineries were considered deemed exports.

♦ The largest shipments went to Djibouti (1.46 lakh tonnes), followed by Somalia (1.35 lakh tonnes), Sri Lanka (1.34 lakh tonnes) and Afghanistan (75,533 tonnes).