India’s sugar production rises 2.8% till February 15 of ongoing marketing year: ISMA

21 Feb 2023 Evaluate

The Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) in its latest report has stated that India’s sugar production rose 2.8 per cent to 22.84 million tonne till February 15 of the ongoing marketing year. Sugar production in the country, a major producer of the sweetener in the world, stood at 22.22 million tonne in the same period of the previous marketing year. Sugar marketing year runs from October to September.

According to the ISMA, around 505 mills were in operation in the period under review as against 522 mills earlier. After diversion for ethanol production, the country's total sugar production was at 22.84 million tonne during the October-February 15 period of the ongoing 2022-23 marketing year.

Sugar production in Uttar Pradesh rose marginally to 6.12 million tonne from 5.99 million tonne, while in Maharasthra it declined slightly to 8.59 million tonne as against 8.62 million tonne during the period. Sugar production in Karnataka rose slightly to 4.61 million tonne as against 4.54 lakh tonne. Other states contributed 3.51 million tonne of sugar during October-February 15 of the ongoing marketing year as against 3.07 million tonne in the year-ago period.

Recently, ISMA had revised downwards its sugar production estimate for 2022-23 to 34 million tonne over its earlier estimate of 36.5 million tonne issued in October 2022. Sugar production stood at 35.8 million tonne in the 2021-22 marketing year.

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