Sugar exports jump over 2.5 fold to 47 lakh tonnes between October 2021 - February 2022: ISMA

21 Mar 2022 Evaluate

Industry body -- Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) stated that sugar exports have jumped over 2.5 fold between October 2021 and February this year to 47 lakh tonnes as compared to 17.75 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period. The growth in exports was supported by higher production and better demand of the Indian sweetener in the global market. Sugar marketing year runs from October to September.

According to ISMA data, sugar production rose 9 per cent between October 2021 and March 15, 2022 to 283.26 lakh tonnes as against 259.37 lakh tonnes produced last year by March 15, 2021, on higher cane output and better yield. As of March 15, 2022, 81 mills have stopped crushing and 435 sugar mills in the country were still crushing. In Maharashtra, sugar production increased to 108.95 lakh tonnes from 94.05 lakh tonnes. In Uttar Pradesh, it fell to 78.33 lakh tonnes from 84.25 lakh tonnes. Sugar output in Karnataka rose to 54.65 lakh tonnes from 41.95 lakh tonnes.

On the ethanol front, against the total LOI (letter of intent) quantity of 416.33 crore litres, 113.17 crore litres of ethanol have been supplied till March 13, 2022. Out of the total supply so far, about 86 per cent comprises ethanol made from sugarcane juice / B heavy molasses. Mills have contracted to supply 391.85 crore litres so far compared to LOIs of about 416 crore litres issued by OMCs (oil marketing companies).

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