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He mentioned 1,187 lakh tonnes of sugarcane has been crushed within the state until date this 12 months, whereas about 90 lakh tonnes of the crop continues to be mendacity uncut in fields, principally within the Marathwada area, he mentioned.
“Maharashtra had a document of all-time excessive sugar manufacturing of 107 lakh tonnes in 2019-20. This 12 months, it has reached practically 132 lakh tonnes, which is once more an all-time excessive document for the state, whereas Uttar Pradesh has to date produced 80 lakh tonnes of sugar to date this 12 months,” Gaikwad mentioned.
Numerous corporations within the state have additionally earned Rs 9,000-10,000 crore from the manufacturing of 130 to 140 crore litres of ethanol (is a by-product of molasses generated on crushing of sugarcane), which can be an all-time excessive, he claimed.
The sugarcane crushing season in Maharashtra typically lasts for 120 to 140 days, and most 145 days. This 12 months, round 20 sugar factories within the state will run for 160 days because of the excessive sugarcane manufacturing, he mentioned.
“Round 90 lakh tonnes of sugarcane, together with 60 lakh tonnes in Marathwada, is but to be crushed. We count on that the sugarcane in Marathwada might be crushed by Could 31 this 12 months,” the official mentioned.
The factories in Solapur are taking practically 20,000 tonnes of sugarcane from Marathwada for crushing, he mentioned.
The official mentioned there’s excessive availability of sugarcane slicing labourers in Beed, therefore automobiles loaded with the produce are crowding outdoors factories for the crop crushing.
In distinction, Jalna is going through lack of such labourers, therefore there’s much less crop slicing there and factories have to attend typically for getting the produce for crushing, he mentioned.
“Now we have handed over an inventory of harvesters to factories in Marathwada and the latter are negotiating with them for slicing of the sugarcane crop mendacity uncut in fields,” he mentioned.
The official mentioned they’ve additionally come throughout instances of excessive fees being sought from farmers for slicing or transportation of their produce.
“If a farmer has paid an additional quantity for the transportation of sugarcane to a manufacturing facility, he may give us a written criticism. I’ve to date obtained 75 such complaints and we will recuperate that quantity from the individuals involved and provides it again to farmers,” he mentioned.
The official additionally mentioned that the sugar produced in Uttar Pradesh is utilised within the home market, whereas the sugar produced in Maharashtra, which has areas near sea ports, is most popular for export.
