Daltonganj: Palamu district supply officer (DSO) P K Das inspected sugar stocks at six wholesale dealers at the Agricultural Marketing Yard (AMY) in Bairya More here on Tuesday.The inspection came to prevent hoarding of stocks and create a scarcity of sugar ahead of the festive season amid a surge in sugar prices. Notably, sugar prices have risen by Rs 20 to Rs 65 per kg in Aug.
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Das said, “Dealers have been directed to upload weekly stock details on the Food Stock Monitoring Portal. Dealers can hold up to 400 metric tonnes of sugar at a single location. The Centre has imposed sugar stock limits till Nov 30 and prohibited sugar exports till Sep 30.”
