Sugar Faces Another Bumper Crop

Better recovery of sugar from cane has thrown production estimates given by industry into disarray.

The industry too has revised its estimates to 172-175 lakh tonnes as against earlier estimates of 170 lakh tonnes during 2002-03 (October-September) sugar season.

Speaking to Business Standard, Vinay Kumar, managing director of National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd (NFCSFL), said,