Muzaffarnagar: According to a report by Amar Ujala, jaggery production seems more lucrative as it is fetching higher earnings. While sugar is being sold at Rs 36 per kg, jaggery is being sold at Rs 41 per kg in the local market. The prices of jaggery have risen following unseasonal rainfall in May, and this upward trend has continued since May 8.
Sanjay Mittal, the president of the jaggery market association, noted a decrease in jaggery production compared to the previous year. This trend is observed not only in Muzaffarnagar but also in other jaggery-producing regions of the state.
Shyam Singh Saini, the minister of the jaggery market association, revealed that there are seven cold storages in the district. Currently, around 12,27,406 units of jaggery are stored in these facilities, whereas the storage quantity last year amounted to approximately 15,39,625 units.
