Sugar mills have produced 246.03 lakh tons (LT) of sugar till April 30, 2016 from the beginning of the current 2015-16 season, down 11% as compared to 276.04 LT produced in 2014-15 SS at the same corresponding period. Sugar crushing operations for 2015-16 SS in most parts of the country have come to an end on April 30, 2016. 48 sugar mills are still continuing their crushing operations as on date, as against 97 sugar mills which were operating on the same date last year. Out of the 48, 35 sugar mills still operating are in Tamil Nadu. The other sugar mills are in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Haryana, which may close in next few days.
Sugar mills in UP have produced 68 LT of sugar till April 30, 2016, as compared to 70.42 LT produced on corresponding date in 2014-15 SS. Last year, 14 sugar mills were still operating as on April 30, 2015. However, during the current season only one sugar mill is operating on April 30, 2016. During the current sugar season, cane crushed by sugar mills was about 70 LT less, as compared to last season and this is the main reason for drop in sugar production, despite higher recovery. Maharashtra mills have produced 83.75 LT of sugar as on April 30, 2016 with 5 sugar mills still in operation. Last year during the same period, sugar mills in this state had produced 103.47 LT with 30 sugar mills in operation.
In Karnataka, almost all the sugar mills have stopped crushing for the season except a couple of mills. Till April 30, 2016, sugar mills in the state have produced 40.37 LT of sugar, compared with 48.06 LT produced last season at the corresponding date. In 2014-15 SS, about 17 sugar mills were operating as on April 30, 2015.
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