ISMA said that in the October-January period of this marketing year, about 2.26 million tonnes of sugar was consumed for ethanol production, which is slightly higher than 1.63 million tonnes in the same period a year ago.
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in the coming days sugar price may decline because the current marketing year The country’s sugar production has increased by 3.42 percent to 193.5 lakh tonnes in the first four months of 2015. Industry body ISMA has given this information on Thursday. Sugar production during the October-January period of the last marketing year stood at 18.71 million tonnes. The sugar marketing year runs from October to September. India is the major sugar producing country in the world.
Releasing the latest production figures, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said around 520 mills were operating as on January 31, as against 510 in the year-ago period. After excluding molasses sent for ethanol manufacture, the total sugar production has increased to 193.5 lakh tonnes till January of the current marketing year, from 187.1 lakh tonnes in the same period a year ago. Sugar production in the country’s leading sugar producing state Maharashtra increased to 7.38 million tonnes during October-January from 7.29 million tonnes a year ago.
Sugar production has also increased significantly in Karnataka.
Sugar production in the country’s second largest sugar producing state Uttar Pradesh increased marginally to 5.1 million tonnes as compared to 5.03 million tonnes in the previous year, while production in the country’s third largest producer state Karnataka during the same period was 3.88 million tonnes in the previous year. increased to 39.4 lakh tonnes. Production in other states also stood at 29.3 lakh tonnes during the October-January period of marketing year 2022-23, as against 25.1 lakh tonnes in the same period a year ago.
Sugar production was 358 lakh tonnes in the year 2021-22
ISMA said that in the October-January period of this marketing year, about 2.26 million tonnes of sugar was consumed for ethanol production, which is slightly higher than 1.63 million tonnes in the same period a year ago. The industry body, however, has estimated that India’s total sugar production could decline by five per cent to 340 lakh tonnes during the 2022-23 marketing year as more sugarcane juice is being consumed for ethanol production. In the marketing year 2021-22, the production of sugar was 358 lakh tonnes.
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