New Delhi, February 17 (Commoditiescontrol) Sugar production rose 5.6% to 220.91 lakh tonnes in the ongoing crushing season across India in early four and half months compared to the same period in the previous season, as per the data released by an apex Industry body on Thursday.
According to the data released by the Indian Sugar Mills Association, sugar output was 220.91 lakh tons as on 15th February 2022, compared to 209.11 lakh tons produced on the corresponding date of last year.
Out of 516 sugar mills which had started crushing in 2021-22 SS, 13 sugar mills have stopped their crushing operations so far. Last year, 496 sugar mills had operated, out of which 32 had stopped crushing on the corresponding date last year.
In Maharashtra, 197 sugar mills were operating as on 15th February 2022 and had produced 86.15 lakh tons of sugar, compared with 75.46 lakh tons produced last year same period. Last year 185 mills had operated, out of which 2 mills had stopped their crushing on the corresponding date.
In U.P. 117 sugar mills are in operation currently while 3 mills have stopped their crushing. These mills in the State have produced 59.32 lakh tons of sugar till 15th February 2022, compared with 65.13 lakh tons produced by 120 mills on the corresponding date of last year. Last year 4 sugar mills have closed their crushing operations as on 15th February, 2021.
In case of Karnataka, till 15th February 2022, 72 sugar mills had commenced operations and produced 44.85 lac tons of sugar, as compared to 39.07 lac tons produced by 66 sugar mills last year same period. Out of 72 sugar mills which went for crushing this season, 2 sugar mills have stopped crushing as on 15th February 2022. Last year in the same period, out of 66 sugar mills which operated, 17 sugar mills had ended their crushing operations by 15th Feb 2021.
Gujarat had produced 6.91 lac tons of sugar till 15th February 2022 with 15 sugar mills in operation. Last year, similar number of sugar mills were in operation and they had produced 6.55 lac tons of sugar till 15th February 2021.
In case of Tamil Nadu, 26 sugar mills commenced their crushing operations so far for 2021-22 SS and have produced 3.60 lac tons of sugar, as compared to 2.47 lac tons produced by 25 sugar mills in 2020-21 SS on the corresponding date.
The remaining States of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Odisha have collectively produced 20.08 lac tons of sugar till 15th February, 2022.
1 mill in Telangana, 4 mills in Bihar, 3 mills in Punjab, have ended their crushing operations so far in the current season.
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