March 29, 2024

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Sugar production is close to 17 mn tonnes, 23 per cent lower than last year

Sugar mills in the place have made virtually 170 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugar until February 15, about 22.7 for every cent decreased than about 220 lt sugar made in the corresponding period of time of the former sugar period, a statement from Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) stated on Tuesday.

At the moment, 426 mills are crushing sugarcane, in comparison with 502 sugar mills as on the corresponding date in the previous sugar period. India’s sugar period operates from Oct to September. Other than, 23 mills have by now stopped crushing procedure due to non-availability of sugarcane, as in opposition to 19 on the similar date previous year.

With prices of uncooked and white sugar ruling 20 to 25 for every cent increased in the worldwide market than 3 months in the past, Indian mills have a superior opportunity of receiving greater prices for their exports. According to analysts, there is 8 to nine million tonnes shortfall in worldwide generation of sugar in the existing sugar period, ISMA stated.

In Uttar Pradesh, which so much made most sugar, 119 running sugar mills made 66.34 lt of sugar, as in comparison to 63.93 lt by 117 mills in the similar period of time previous year. In Maharashtra, sugar generation so much was 43.38 lt, as in opposition to 82.98 lt in the similar period of time previous year. As quite a few as 143 mills – 50 mills lesser than previous year – in the Point out were in procedure, but 8 mills have by now stopped crushing.

Mills in Karnataka made 30.8 lt of sugar so much, as in opposition to 38.seventy four lt in the corresponding period of time previous period. As in comparison to 68 mills previous year, only 63 mills were in procedure this year and 13 of them have by now stopped crushing. Gujarat mills have so much crushed sufficient sugarcane to deliver five.95 lt of sugar, in comparison to 7.seventy eight lt until February 15 in 2019.

Sugar generation in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh & Telangana until February 15 was 2.six lt and three.06 respectively, in comparison with three.eighty five lt and four.five lt in the corresponding period of time previous year. In Bihar, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, sugar generation until February 15 has been five.08 lt, 2.41 lt, three.seventy two lt, three.fifty one lt and 2.seventy six lt, respectively.

Ex-mill sugar​ prices in the southern and western sections of the place are ruling in the vary of ₹3,100-three,two hundred for every quintal whilst that in the northern sections in the vary of ₹3,two hundred-three,300 for every quintal, ISMA stated.

According to market reviews, about 16 lt sugar has been exported so much and contracts have been signed for exporting an additional 32 lt. The governing administration is thought to be reworking export quotas this year as some mills have made a decision to surrender their export quota. The reallocation is expected to be introduced very before long.