Lahore, April 10 -- Pakistan's sugar industry has urged the government to allow immediate exports of excess production, warning that mounting stocks are becoming economically unsustainable. The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) believes that exporting surplus sugar could provide much-needed relief to both the industry and the country's dwindling foreign exchange reserves, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, a PSMA representative revealed that by mid-November 2025, leftover inventory from the previous season stood at 271,704 metric tons, including both locally produced and imported sugar.

Production during the ongoing crushing season, which began in November 2025, has already reached 7.573 million ...