SEBI Reg. Investment Advisor

Download App

MoneyWorks4Me

Sugar production rises 25.37% at 17.68 million tonnes in October-January period: ISMA

03 Feb 2021 Evaluate

Industry body -- Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) has said that sugar mills have manufactured 25.37 per cent more sugar at 17.68 million tonnes in the first four months (October-January) of the current marketing season (October-September). The sugar production across the country was 14.10 million tonnes in the year-ago period. Sugar sales are reported to be more or less similar to last year at around 6.75 million tonnes during October-December of the ongoing marketing season.

For the 2020-21 marketing season, ISMA has pegged the country's total sugar output to be 30.2 million tonnes, higher than the actual production of 27.42 million tonnes achieved in the 2019-20 marketing season. According to ISMA, about 491 sugar mills were in operation till January of this marketing season, as against 447 sugar mills in the year-ago period. Production in Uttar Pradesh -- the country's leading sugar producer -- remained slightly lower at 5.44 million tonnes till January of this season, as against 5.49 million tonnes a year ago.

However, production in Maharashtra -- the country's second-largest sugar producer -- increased substantially to 6.38 million tonnes from 3.46 million tonnes in the said period. Whereas production in Karnataka -- the country's third-largest sugar producer -- also increased to 3.43 million tonnes till January from 2.79 million tonnes. Sugar production stood at 5,55,000 tonnes in Gujarat, while the collective output in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana was 3,56,000 tonnes in the said period. The remaining states -- Bihar, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Odisha -- have collectively produced 1.51 million tonnes till January this season.

About MoneyWorks4Me

MoneyWorks4Me is a SEBI-registered Investment Adviser (IA) dedicated to helping investors build long-term wealth through transparent, research-driven, conflict-free guidance. Founded in 2008, we started our journey as a Research Analyst (RA), providing deep fundamental analysis, intrinsic value insights, and long-term investing frameworks for Indian equities. In 2017, we transitioned to a full-fledged SEBI-registered Investment Adviser, strengthening our commitment to acting as a fiduciary—always putting the investor’s interest first.

Our Vision

To become India’s most trusted, research-powered fiduciary advisory platform—where every investor, regardless of experience, can make calm, confident, and well-reasoned investment decisions.

What Makes MoneyWorks4Me Different

Our Approach: Ensuring compounding work its magic on client portfolio.

MoneyWorks4Me ensures this through:

×