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Informist, Friday, May. 2, 2025

--Sugar federation: Oct 1-Apr 30 overall production at 25.7 mln tn

--Sugar federation pegs 2024-25 (Oct-Sept) net sugar output 26.1 mln tn

--CONTEX: Federation had earlier pegged sugar output at 25.9 mln tn

--Sugar federation: Uttar Pradesh Oct 1-Apr 30 output at 9.2 mln tn

--Sugar federation: Maharashtra Oct 1-Apr 30 output at 8.1 mln tn

--Sugar federation: Karnataka Oct 1-Apr 30 output at 4.04 mln tn

--Sugar federation: 19 mills crushing cane as of Apr 30, 515 closed ops

MUMBAI – Mills in India produced 25.7 million tonnes of sugar as of Wednesday, down 18.3% from 31.5 million tonnes produced in the same period a year ago, according to data from the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories. Sugar production so far this season is down due to a decline in crushing in major producing states such as Karnataka, Gujarat, Bihar, and Tamil Nadu.

The federation has estimated the net sugar production in the country in the 2024-25 (Oct-Sept) season at 26.1 million tonnes, against its earlier estimate of 25.9 million tonnes. However, the estimate is down 18% from 31.9 million tonnes produced last season. The federation expects 380,000 tonnes from the special sugar season, Jun-Sept, in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. 

The country's average sugar recovery rate is seen at 9.31%, compared to 10.10% last year, the federation said. So far this season, mills have crushed 275.9 million tonnes of sugarcane, lower than 311.5 million tonnes a year ago. As of Wednesday, 19 out the 534 mills were crushing cane.  

As of Wednesday, one mill was active in Maharashtra compared with two at the same time last year, the federation said. Sugar mills in the state have produced 8.1 million tonnes of sugar, down 26% from 11 million a year ago, the federation said.

In Uttar Pradesh, 11 mills are active as of Wednesday compared with 13 mills a year ago, it said. Mills in the state have crushed 94.8 million tonnes of sugarcane to produce 9.2 million tonnes of sugar so far this season, down 10.5% on year. Sugar production in the state in the current year is estimated at 9.25 million tonnes, down from 10.4 million tonnes the previous year. The average sugar recovery in the state is projected at 9.75%, down from 10.6% a year ago.   

Mills in Karnataka have produced 4.04 million tonnes of sugar so far during the season, down 21% from 5.1 million tonnes a year ago. The federation estimates sugar output in Karnataka in 2024-25 at 4.2 million tonnes, lower than 5.3 million tonnes last year. The average sugar recovery rate in the state is seen at 8.05%, down from 9.3% last season.  End

Reported by J. Navya Sruthi

Edited by Avishek Dutta

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