The production of sugar from the beginning of the season, October 01, 2015 to February 29, 2016, was up by 2% at 199.47 lakh tons (LT) compared to 195.58 LT produced during the same period in 2014-15 SS. During the current 2015-16 SS, out of 513 sugar mills which started operations, 107 have shut their operations by February 29, 2016. Last year, out of 517 sugar mills which were in operation between October 01 and February 28, 2015, 13 had shut their operations.
In Maharashtra, 177 sugar mills have produced 70.40 LT of sugar till the end of February 2016, as against 74.78 LT produced in 2014-15 SS on the corresponding date. 71 sugar mills in the state have stopped their crushing operations by February 29, 2016 due to non-availability of cane in their respective areas. About 60 of these 71 mills, which have closed their operations for the season, are from rain deficit areas of Maharashtra viz. Marathwada areas and Sholapur. Last year, only 3 three sugar mills had stopped crushing by February 28, 2015.
In state of Uttar Pradesh, 116 sugar mills had started operations during 2015-16 SS, of which 13 have closed. Till February 29, 2016, sugar mills have produced 53.65 LT of sugar, as against 49.59 LT produced during the same period in 2014-15 SS. Last year, of the 118 sugar mills which operated, 6 mills had shut their operations by February 28, 2015.
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