In Commodity News 05/05/2015
Sugar mills in India produced 273.74 lac tons of sugar in 2014-15 SS till 30th April, 2015. This is 34.31 lac tons more than what they produced during the same period in the last 2013-14 Sugar season, according to the latest data by ISMA(Indian Sugar Mills Association).
One of the reasons for high sugar production is that the yield per hectare has increased in the States of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. In Uttar Pradesh, the average recovery has increased from 9.29% in 2013-14 SS to 9.54% in 2014-15 SS till 30th April, 2015.
130 sugar mills out of 532 sugar mills, which started operation this year are still working and sugar mills in the State of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka will crush sugarcane in the latter part of the season i.e. between July and September and they will produce approximately 3 to 3.5 lac tons. Therefore, sugar production in the current sugar season may be around 278 to 280 lac tons.
The leading sugar producer of the country viz. Maharashtra achieved an all-time high record production of sugar at 103.50 lac tons till 30th April, 2015. About 40 sugar mills are still crushing sugarcane. During 2013-14 SS, sugar mills of Maharashtra produced 77.14 lac tons of sugar till 30th April 2014, with 14 sugar mills in operation.
Uttar Pradesh mills have produced 70.15 lac tons of sugar upto 30th April 2015, as against 65.08 lac tons produced during the same period last season. There are 18 sugar mills still operating. During 2013-14 SS as on 30th April, 9 sugar mills were under operations.
