Centre asks states to curb hoarding of sugar
With retail sugar prices crossing ₹40 per kg, the Centre has directed state governments to impose stock holding limits on traders to check hoarding and price rise. Sugar prices in retail markets have been rising since October 2015 due to estimates of lower production at 25.6 million tonnes for 2015-16 marketing year (October-September), as against 28.3 MT the previous year.