Indian sugar production up by 19.69%

MUMBAI, India - March 17, 2021 - PRLog -- According to the latest reports of ISMA, during 2020-21 SS, 502 sugar mills started crushing operations as against 457 mills which operated last year i.e., 45 more mills operated this year. 258.68 lac tons of sugar have been produced till 15th March 2021 as against 216.13 lac tons produced last year by 15th March 2020. As on 15th March 2021, 171 mills have stopped crushing and 331 sugar mills in the country were crushing. As compared to that, 138 mills had stopped operations last year as on 15th March 2020 and 319 mills were operating then.

In Maharashtra, sugar production till 15th March' 2021 was 94.05 lac tons, compared with 55.85 lac tons produced last year same period. In the current 2020-21 SS, 48 mills have closed their crushing operations in the State, most of them in Solapur region, and remaining 140 sugar mills are operating. On the corresponding date in last season, 56 mills had closed their operations while 90 mills were in operation. The pace of closure is lower than last two crushing seasons, as during 2018-19 SS, 101 mills were closed while only 94 mills were in operation as on 15th March'2019.

In U.P., 120 sugar mills which were in operation, have produced 84.25 lac tons of sugar till 15th March 2021. Out of 120 sugar mills, 18 sugar mills have stopped crushing operations, most of them located in Eastern U.P. Compared to this, 118 sugar mills in the State were in operation last year and they had produced 87.16 lac tons as on 15th March 2020. In case of Karnataka, till 15th March, 2021, 66 sugar mills have produced 41.35 lac tons of sugar. Out of the 66 sugar mills, 62 mills have already closed their operations in the State and only 4 mills are in operation. During the corresponding period last year, 63 sugar mills had produced 33.35 lac tons sugar. Of the 63 sugar mills, 50 had ended their operations and 13 mills were in operation as on 15th March 2020, last year. Considering the current situation in Karnataka and the upcoming special season in July – September, total of around 42.5 lac tons of sugar is expected to be produced in the State.

Gujarat has produced 8.49 lac tons of sugar till 15th March' 2021. Out of 15 sugar mills operated this year, 2 sugar mills have ended their operations. Last year, similar number of sugar mills operated but 3 mills had closed their operations by 15th March, 2020 and had produced 7.78 lac tons of sugar.
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