Sugar prices up 6-7%
Pune: Sugar prices have risen 6-7% over June as below-normal rainfall last month raised concerns over crop output. Demand, meanwhile, climbed with the end of the Hindu month of Adhik Maas, when festive consumption is typically subdued, industry experts said.Ex-mill sugar prices in Maharashtra, India's largest producer of the natural sweetener, have increased to about ₹41.5 per kg from ₹38.5 per kg a month ago, data from mills in the region showed.Average sugar tendering prices of mills from the…



