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Sugar production rises 8% in October-January period of 2018-19: ISMA

05 Feb 2019 Evaluate

Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) has said that sugar output recorded a growth of 8% to 185 lakh tonnes during the October-January period of marketing year 2018-19. 514 sugar mills in the country have produced 185.19 lakh tonnes of sugar as on January 31, 2019, as compared to 171.23 lakh tonnes produced by 504 mills last season on the corresponding date. The higher production in the current marketing year as compared to last year is because the mills had started crushing earlier this year than the previous season.

During October 2018 to January 2019, sugar production in Maharashtra stood at 70.70 lakh tonnes compared with 63.08 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period. In Uttar Pradesh, production was 53.36 lakh tonnes till January 2019 of 2018-19 marketing year compared with 53.98 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous year. However, the production is estimated to decline to 307 lakh tonnes in current marketing year from record 325 lakh tonnes in the previous year.

It also cautioned that cane arrears to farmers could reach ‘very uncomfortable levels’. ISMA said it is estimated that cane price arrears across the country have reached about Rs 20,000 crore at the end of January, 2019. Considering the pace of crushing in the remaining three peak months of current 2018-19 season and if current average all India domestic ex-mill price remains at around Rs 29-30 per kilo, millers might not be able to clear the dues on time. It is feared that it may further increase to very uncomfortable levels by the end of April 2019.

The industry body said that ex-mill sugar prices across the country are ruling in the range of Rs 29-30 per kg, which is about Rs 5-6 per kg below the cost of production of sugar. It demanded that the Centre should increase the minimum ex-mill price of sugar to Rs 35-36 per kg so that the sugar mills could recover their costs and clear cane arrears.

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