21.   India decided to import sugar after a shortage in its domestic production.

22.   Countries like Pakistan, Turkey and the Philippines, which do not usually import sugar, have made regular purchases of late, the International Sugar Organisation said.

23.   They also blamed foreign investors who claimed they were importing sugar to process for export but were instead selling it within their countries illegally.

24.   Russia has eschewed the market and China might import less sugar from Thailand than had previously been expected, dealers said.

25.   Sugar could be imported on permission granted by the ministry, the radio added.