New Delhi: Sugar production fell by 16 per cent to 95.40 lakh tonne in the first quarter of the current marketing year that started in October, mainly due to a decline in output in Maharashtra, according to industry body ISMA data released on Thursday. Mills had manufactured 113.01 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period. The production data excludes the diversion of sugar for ethanol making.
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Sugar production down 16% to 95.40 lakh tonnes in Q1.
According to the Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA), the crushing rate in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka was better than last year. However, during the last week of December 2024, the crushing rate suffered in Uttar Pradesh due to a temporary disruption in cane supply owing to rains. During the first quarter, 493 mills against 512 factories were operational a year ago. Sugar production in Uttar Pradesh, the country's largest producer, declined to 32.80 lakh tonnes during the first quarter of the ongoing 2024-25 marketing year (October-September) from 34.35 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period.
The production in Maharashtra, the country's second-largest producer, declined sharply to 30 lakh tonnes from 38.20 lakh tonnes a year ago, while that in Karnataka fell to 20.40 lakh tonnes from 24.91 lakh tonnes. ISMA will come out with its second advance estimate of sugar production by the end of January. The industry body has projected domestic sugar consumption to be lower at 280 lakh tonne in the 2024-25 marketing year.
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