Sugar Update (ISMA): Sugar production till 15th November 2017…
As expected, crushing for sugar season 2017-18 has started earlier than previous seasons. As on 15th November 2017, 313 sugar mills were already crushing as compared to 222 sugar mills which were crushing sugarcane last year on 15th November 2016.· Early start of crushing has resulted in higher sugar production up to 15th November 2017 as compared to same time last year. 13.73 lac tons of sugar has been produced in the first 45 days of the current season as compared to 7.67 lac tons in the first 45 days of last year. The main contributors to the higher production of sugar are the sugar mills in U.P. and the sugar mills in Maharashtra. U.P. sugar mills have produced 5.67 lac tons of sugar up to 15th November 2017 as against 1.93 lac tons produced last year. 78 sugar mills were crushing sugarcane as on 15th November 2017 as against 55 sugar mills last year same time. Similarly, in Maharashtra as against 95 sugar mills which were crushing sugarcane last year as on 15th November 2016, when 1.92 lac tons of sugar was produced, 137 sugar mills were crushing sugarcane this year on 15th November 2017 and 3.26 lac tons have already been produced.
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http://www.indiansugar.com/EventDetails.aspx?Nid=2217
Source :ISMA
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