India reports 2.1% rise in sugar production at 7.05 MT till December 15

19 Dec 2018 Evaluate

India, the world’s second biggest cane sugar producer has reported 2.1% rise in sugar production at 7.05 million tonnes (MT) till December 15 of the current marketing year as compare to same period previous year's 6.9 MT. Sugar marketing year runs from October to September. About 462 sugar mills were crushing sugarcane this year.

Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) had forecasted that India might produce 31.5MT of sugar in 2018-19 marketing year, slightly lower than 32.5 MT last year, counting on lower than normal rainfall and heavy infestation of white grub in several sugarcane growing districts. Besides, sugar consumption is estimated at 26 MT during 2018-19.

Maharashtra, the country’s largest sugar producing state reports 2.9 MT till December 15 of this year, as against last year same period's production of 2.57MT. About 176 mills were in operation in the state and the average sugar recovery achieved so far was 10.18% as compared to 10.10% in last year. The second largest producing state of the country Uttar Pradesh remained lower at 1.89 MT so far when compared with 2.33 MT in the previous year.

However, the production in Karnataka, the country’s third largest sugar producing state, stood higher at 1.39 MT as against 1.12 MT in the previous year. Sugar production in Gujarat stood at 310,000 tonnes, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at 105,000 tones and Tamil Nadu at 85,000 tones till December 15 of this year. Sugar output in Bihar stood at 136,000 tonnes, Punjab at 35,000 tones , Haryana 90,000 tones and Madhya Pradesh 65,000 tones .

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