SUGAR PRODUCTION

About:

• The state’s output for the 2021-22 crushing year (October-September) is expected at 138 lakh tonnes (lt). That is an all-time-high, beating the previous 107.21 lt of 2018-19.
• This record production is attributed to three factors.
• The first is the bountiful rainfall since the 2019 southwest monsoon.
• The second is higher yields from farmers taking extra care of their crop.
• The third factor is a huge jump in “unregistered” cane cultivation. The large “unregistered” area has meant that there is un-harvested cane still in the fields and mills will continue to crush till the first week of June.