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- Counting before crushing: The arithmetic of a short sugar seasonby Uppal Shah on September 28, 2026
Every sugar season begins long before the first cane reaches the factory gate. It begins in the sky, in the reservoirs, and in the quiet judgement of farmers deciding whether to plant fresh cane or keep the ratoon for one more year. This year, all three have spoken, and they have spoken in the same […]
- Crush Early, Settle Early: Answering the Government’s call for an October startby Uppal Shah on September 20, 2026
Between the last bag of one sugar season and the first truck of the next, there is a stretch of weeks that the country must cross on stocks alone. This year that stretch has been mistaken for a chasm, when it is better understood as a gap in time. The numbers are not alarming. According Uppal Shah
- Ethanol Supply in ESY 2026-27: Sugar economics may decide the feedstock mixby Uppal Shah on September 13, 2026
The ethanol supply year 2026-27 could look different from the previous few years. The biggest question may not be ethanol demand, but whether sugar mills will find it economically attractive, and practically possible, to divert sugar towards ethanol. The sugar sector has remained in the spotlight […]


















