Sugar production up by 11% to 53.29 LT till December 15: ISMA

19 Dec 2016 Evaluate

The production of sugar stood at 53.29 lakh tons (LT) as on December 15, 2016, which is 5.36 LT (11%) higher than 47.93 LT of sugar produced on the corresponding date of previous sugar season. As per data compiled by industry body Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), till date 440 sugar mills were crushing sugarcane for the year 2016-17 SS.

In Maharashtra, 144 sugar mills are in operation and they have produced 17.25 LT of sugar till December 15, 2016.  In 2015-16 SS, there were 164 sugar mills in operation as on December 15, 2015 and they had produced 22.50 LT. In Uttar Pradesh, 115 sugar mills have produced 17.66 LT of sugar, double to last season’s production of 8.52 LT when 105 sugar factories were operating as on December 15, 2015.

Besides, 60 sugar mills in Karnataka have produced 11 LT of sugar till December 15, 2016.  This is about 0.71 LT higher than the sugar production in 2015-16 SS as on December 15, 2015.  During the current 2016-17 SS, 60 sugar mills are in operation as on December 15, as compared to 61 which operated on the corresponding date of 2015.


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