UP Sugar Production

India's sugar production is expected to fall by 19 per cent to 25.8 million tonnes in the 2024-25 season ending September, down from 31.9 million tonnes in the previous season, according to the All India Sugar Trade Association's second estimate released on Tuesday. The latest projection is 0.72 million tonnes lower than AISTA's first estimate of 26.52 million tonnes, with the downward revision attributed to reduced output in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. Maharashtra, India's largest sugar producer, is expected to produce 8 million tonnes, down from 11 million tonnes last season. Output in Uttar Pradesh, the country's second top producer, is projected at 9 million tonnes, unchanged from the first estimate but below the 10.4 million tonnes recorded last season. Sugar output in Karnataka is projected at 4.10 million tonnes, slightly higher than the initial estimate but still below last year's 5.3 million tonnes. AISTA noted these projections could vary by plus or minus 2 per .

Sugar season runs from October to September

The production could fall to around 27 million metric tons from the last year's 32 million tons and below annual consumption of more than 29 million tons, said India head of a global trade house

After the hike, the procurement price of ethanol produced from C-heavy molasses would be Rs 56.28 per litre as against Rs 49.41 per litre in 2022-23 procurement season

At present, the sugarcane area and sugarcane output is estimated at 2.85 million hec­tares and 235 mt respectively

The jump in sugar prices has already worsened the impact of inflation in the UK with shoppers paying more for baked goods, sweets and fizzy drinks

The modernisation of sugar mills in the last six years has transformed them into "integrated sugar complexes," Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday. Addressing an event on the occasion of 120 years of the sugar industry in the state, he said sugar in the state today is being produced on the same premises where there is an oxygen plant and an ethanol plant. "UP's sugar mills which are the largest producer of sugarcane and sugar in the country, are now being recognised as a source of 'green energy' with adoption of the policies of the Prime Minister and production of ethanol in large quantities," he said. The first sugar mill in the state was established in Deoria. The chief minister said that the way in the last few decades sugar mills were closing down farmers were desperate and were forced to migrate, till 2017, when the trend was reversed. "In the last six years, a sum of Rs 1 lakh 97 thousand crore was paid to the sugarcane farmers through DBT (Direct Ben

The sugar and ethanol producer owes nearly Rs 4,800 crore to banks

Cane arrears top Rs 14,000 crore for current 2019-20 season

Bulk of cane outstanding on Bajaj Hindusthan, Modi, Simbhaoli groups

Sugar export contracts worth 2 MT firmed up by domestic mills

Sugar mills in India have done deals to export 2 million tonnes in the new season that began on Oct. 1, 2019

Sugar mills have signed contracts for 1.5 MT of exports to Iran, Africa, etc

Private millers lament industry subsidising Rs 350 crore to liquor manufacturers

UP sugar mills have long been demanding the state government to abolish the system of reserving molasses for distilleries

Sugar mills baulked down by farmers' dues of Rs 10,000 crore

The Adityanath govt has reversed Akhilesh Yadav cabinet's decision to waive off interest payment by defaulting sugar mills in three successive crushing seasons during 2012-15

FIRs lodged against top sugar millers over non-payment of farmers' dues

Leading sugar mills told their assets will be seized if they fail to settle farmers' arrears for the 2017-18 crushing season.

Belying expectations of a token hike in the sale price (set by the state) of sugarcane in an election year, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to keep the rate unchanged for this 2018-19 season (which officially began October 1 and runs till end-September 2019).The 'State Advised Price' (SAP) for the common variety of cane in UP, the country's top sugar producer, stays Rs 315 a quintal. Farmer groups in UP had demanded Rs 400 a qtl, pointing to rises in input costs, such as of diesel, labourers' wages, fertiliser and so on. However, private sugar mills (94 in all) had reiterated their inability to pay growers at even the existing SAP. With the prevailing low sugar prices and depressed market outlook, any rise would only mean further accumulation of payment arrears, they had warned.Sugar companies have for several years been asking that the government-set price for cane be linked to the retail sugar price. The UP government has not taken a stand on this, although it had earlier .