Sugar production jumps 17% to 27.41 LT in October-November period

05 Dec 2016 Evaluate

The production of sugar rose by 17.39% and stood at 27.41 lakh tonnes (LT) during the first two months of the current marketing year that started in October on the back of higher output in Uttar Pradesh, as per data compiled by Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA). The production stood at 23.35 LT in the year-ago period.  The sugar marketing year runs from October to September.

Sugar production in Maharashtra declined to 9.5 LT during October-November 2016 as compared to 12.9 LT in the corresponding period of last year. The production fell in the state because mills started their crushing late this year. In Uttar Pradesh, sugar production increased to 8.51 LT from 1.74 LT during the period under review.

Further, as compared to 340 sugar factories which were crushing sugarcane last year on November 30, 2015; 365 sugar mills were crushing sugarcane on November 30, 2016 this year.



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