Government has pegged the sugar production estimate at 27.2 million tonnes (MT) for the ongoing 2017-18 marketing year ending September. Sugar output of India stood at 20.3 MT in 2016-17 marketing year (October-September).
According to the data placed before Parliament by Minister of State for Food, CR Chaudhary, the availability of sugar in the country during 2017-18 is estimated to be about 31.2 MT, with estimated production of about 27.2 MT and with carry over stock of 4 MT. The production of sugar in top three producing states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka is pegged at 10.1 MT, 9.05 MT and 3.15 MT respectively, in 2017-18 year.
Industry body Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) has revised upward sugar production estimates for the current marketing year to 29.5 MT.