172 sugar mills have participated in the ongoing cane crushing operations till December 2, 2021. According to the data released by the state sugar commissionerate, the mills have produced 217.11 lakh quintal sugar by crushing 236.13 lakh tonne sugarcane with a recovery rate of 9.19 per cent.
Solapur division is leading in the state as maximum number of sugar mills participating in the cane crushing operations for the current season. Total 41 sugar mills are operating as of now and they have produced 45.69 lakh quintal sugar by crushing 55.10 lakh tonne sugarcane with a recovery rate of 8.29 per cent.
Sugar mills in Kolhapur have achieved more than 10% of recovery rate during the ongoing crushing season. The mills in the Kolhapur division have produced 64.90 lakh quintal sugar by crushing 61.71 lakh tonne sugarcane with a recovery rate of 10.52 per cent.
