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India is without doubt one of the largest sugar producing nations on the planet.
In response to the Nationwide Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd (NFCSFL), the nation’s general sugar manufacturing was down on account of lesser output in Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Sugar manufacturing in Maharashtra, the nation’s second largest producer of the sweetener, was decrease at 1.35 million tonne in October-November of this season as towards 2.02 million tonne within the year-ago interval.
Sugar manufacturing in Karnataka, the nation’s third largest producing state, was additionally decrease at 1.1 million tonne as towards 1.21 million tonne.
Nevertheless, the manufacturing in Uttar Pradesh, the nation’s prime producer of the sweetener, remained larger at 1.3 million tonne as in comparison with 1.06 million tonne within the year-ago interval, the cooperative mentioned in a press release. Sugar restoration was 8.45 per cent within the first two months of the present season. As per the NFCSFL knowledge, sugar output was decrease as the entire amount of sugarcane crushed in October-November was much less. About 51.01 million tonne of sugarcane was crushed throughout October-November of the 2023-24 season, as towards 57.06 million tonne within the year-ago interval.
Even the variety of sugar mills that have been in operation was decrease at 433 as towards 451. NFCSFL has pegged the entire sugar output at 29.15 million tonne for 2023-34 season, decrease than 33 million tonne within the earlier season.