New Delhi: The Centre has fixed India's domestic sugar sales quota at 13 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for the first fortnight of November, from November 1 to 15, in an order issued by the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) on October 30. The mill-wise allocation covers 587 sugar mills across the producing states under the Sugar (Control) Order, 2025, ChiniMandi reported.

Source: ChiniMandi

In a further relaxation for the start of the 2026-27 crushing season, mills have been allowed to sell sugar produced up to November 15 over and above their allocated fortnight quota, Rural Voice reported. Mills that began crushing in October are also permitted to sell the entire quantity of sugar they produced in October during November, in addition to the regular quota.

Source: Rural Voice

Two refineries get no quota

The two refineries were not allotted any sugar quota this time, AgriInsite reported. The November allocation is the fifth fortnightly quota since the Food Ministry shifted from monthly to fortnightly allocations, a system the ministry uses to regulate domestic supplies and prevent sharp price fluctuations.

Source: AgriInsite

13 lakh tonnesDomestic sales quota, Nov 1-15
587Sugar mills covered by the order
Nov 18, 2026Deadline to submit fortnight sales details

Dispatch, dealer and reporting rules

Sugar sold under the order must be dispatched from the mill within seven days, and the date of sale will be counted as the date on which the mill generates its sale invoice. Mills must submit complete sale details for the period up to November 15 by November 18 through their registered email IDs, and the order warns that mills failing to comply may not be given any release for December 2026, according to ChiniMandi's report of the order.

Source: ChiniMandi

Mills have also been directed to ensure their dealers register on the DFPD portal and declare their sugar stock every Friday; no mill may sell sugar to an unregistered dealer. The monthly P-II return for October 2026 must be filed through the application programming interface by November 7, AgriInsite reported.

Source: AgriInsite

The quota and the additional-sale permission together are aimed at keeping adequate sugar available in the domestic market during the festive-season demand period while giving mills that have started crushing early — in October or at the start of November — flexibility to market their fresh production, rather than holding it against future quotas.