 "India's sugar production up 14% in four months")
India’s sugar production rose 14 per cent in the first four months of the current crushing season (November 2014 to October 2015), the Indian Sugar Mills Association said in a statement.
Between November 2014 and February 2015, the 511 operational mills produced 19.4 million tonnes (mt) of sugar — 2.36 mt higher than the 17.04 mt produced by 455 mills in the year-ago period.
Mills in Uttar Pradesh reported sugar output at 4.96 mt by the end of February 2015, compared to 4.34 mt a year ago. Three out of 118 operational crushing units declared closure for the current season.
In Maharashtra, 177 sugar mills produced 7.4 mt during the period under review, a significant rise of 29 per cent from 5.75 mt from 129 mills in the previous year.
Between November 2014 and February 2015, the 511 operational mills produced 19.4 million tonnes (mt) of sugar — 2.36 mt higher than the 17.04 mt produced by 455 mills in the year-ago period.
Mills in Uttar Pradesh reported sugar output at 4.96 mt by the end of February 2015, compared to 4.34 mt a year ago. Three out of 118 operational crushing units declared closure for the current season.
In Maharashtra, 177 sugar mills produced 7.4 mt during the period under review, a significant rise of 29 per cent from 5.75 mt from 129 mills in the previous year.