{
  "id": 4629754,
  "title": "Ex-Mill Sugar Prices Drop 30%, Retail Rates Yet To Reflect The Decline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ex-mill-sugar-prices-drop-30-retail-rates-yet-to-reflect-the-decline",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T10:00:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/ex-mill-sugar-prices-drop-30-retail-rates-yet-to-reflect-the-decline"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New Delhi: Ex-mill sugar prices fell nearly 30 per cent to Rs 47 per kg on Monday, from a peak of Rs 67 per kg on August 18, following a series of government interventions, but the drop has yet to filter down to retail shelves, industry sources said. While the decline in ex-mill rates gets reflected almost immediately in wholesale markets, retail prices tend to lag. Retailers who bought stock at…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}