Sugar Refiner Says Container Shortage Limiting India Exports

  • White sugar Shipments in January well below year-ago levels
  • Reserves enough to meet about five months of domestic demand

Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg

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A shortage of shipping containers in India, the world’s second-biggest sugar producer, is hurting shipments even as overseas demand stays robust, according to an industry official.