‘Poor bear the impact’: Sugar prices soar in India, souring festive season
Al Jazeera · 17 Sep 2026

‘Poor bear the impact’: Sugar prices soar in India, souring festive season

India is one of the world’s largest sugar consumers, but usually produces even more. A crisis has flipped that equation — hitting sugarcane farmers and low-income consumers alike. Jai Krishan, a 43-year-old labourer from Bihar in northern India, has saved 15,000 rupees ($160) to travel home from Ind


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