PSMA Calls on Government to Approve Export of 1.25 Million Tons of Surplus Sugar
Pakistan Sugar Mills Association says the country holds a surplus sugar stock and is urging authorities to grant immediate export permission.
The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has called on the government to immediately permit the export of 1.25 million tons of surplus sugar currently held in the country.
PSMA Chairman Zaka Ashraf made the appeal on Wednesday during a press conference at a local hotel in Lahore, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan.
Ashraf said the country currently has a surplus sugar stock of 1.25 million tons and stated that the government should grant permission for its export without delay.
The PSMA chairman did not provide further details in the excerpt regarding the specific reasons for the surplus or the economic implications of the proposed export in the reported remarks.
Further details on the government's response to the association's demand were not available at the time of this report.
Sources
- PSMA demands export of 1.25m ton sugar — APP (Pakistan)
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