Sugar output unchanged

Isma estimates total cane acreage at 52.89 lakh ha this year

Despite higher acreage, sugar output in India is set to remain at 25 million tonnes during the upcoming crushing season 2013-14 beginning November, same as last year, due to a possible decline in yield on excess rainfall in some major cane growing areas.

Indian Sugar Mills Association (Isma) estimated total cane acreage at 52.89 lakh ha this year, over 5% higher than the last year’s area of 50.06 lakh ha.