According to the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), sugar production till 15th December, 2022 in the current 2022-23 SS is 82.1 lac tons, against 77.9 lac tons produced last year on 15th December 2021, i.e. higher by over 4 lac tons. Number of operating factories are also higher at 497 against 479 which operated last year on the corresponding date.
As per port information and market reports, about 45-50 lac tons of contracts for export of sugar have already been entered into so far. Out of that, about 6 lac tons of sugar have been physically exported out of the country upto 30th November’22.
In addition to this, market reports suggest that another about 8 – 9 lac tons of sugar is in pipeline to be exported in the month of December,22, thereby total exports by the end of this month could be around 15 lac tons.
Following table gives state-wise detail of sugar production this year vis a vis last year:
| YTD | 15th Dec’ 2022 | 15th Dec’ 2021 | ||
| ZONE | No. of operating factories | Sugar production (lac tons) | No. of operating factories | Sugar production (lac tons) |
| U.P. | 116 | 20.3 | 117 | 19.8 |
| Maharashtra | 193 | 33.0 | 186 | 31.9 |
| Karnataka | 73 | 18.9 | 69 | 18.4 |
| Gujarat | 16 | 2.6 | 15 | 2.3 |
| Tamil Nadu | 17 | 1.7 | 11 | 0.6 |
| Others | 82 | 5.6 | 81 | 4.9 |
| ALL INDIA | 497 | 82.1 | 479 | 77.9 |
(Note: Above sugar production figures are after diversion of sugar into ethanol and the January’2023 report will include the full quantum before diversion into ethanol)
