There’s practically 14% decrease sugar manufacturing in comparison with final yr’s identical interval. That is as of February 28, 2025, in accordance with information launched by the Nationwide Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF).
State-wise crushing information for sugar season 2024-45 reveals sugar manufacturing at 220 lakh tonnes, as in opposition to 254.7 lakh tonnes. The downturn is especially as a result of increased diversion in direction of ethanol, decrease cane availability and restoration ranges.
Second largest sugar producer Maharashtra recorded the steepest year-on-year decline in sugar manufacturing by 18%, the best amongst all states. Compared, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka noticed dropped of 8% and 16%, respectively, regardless of comparatively steady or barely decrease crushing volumes. This implies elevated diversion towards ethanol manufacturing and decrease sugar restoration charges in comparison with the earlier yr.
In accordance with the NFCSF, sugar manufacturing for the 2024-25 season is estimated to succeed in 265 lakh tonnes, decrease than the earlier estimate of 270 lakh tonnes. Within the earlier season, sugar manufacturing was 319 lakh tonnes.
