In the ongoing 2024-25 sugar season, currently 196 mills are engaged in sugarcane crushing operations, which is 10 less than during the same period in the previous season. As of January 13, statewide sugar mills have crushed 470.3 lakh tonnes of sugarcane, lower than the 551.71 lakh tonnes crushed during the same period last season. Sugar production has reached 413.58 lakh quintals (41.35 lakh tonnes), down from 510.14 lakh quintals in the previous season. The state’s overall sugar recovery rate stands at 8.79%, lower than last season’s rate of 9.25% during the same period, according to the Sugar Commissionerate report.
Due to the delay in the crushing season, the harvesting process was delayed by a month in the state.
In the Pune division, 114.92 lakh tonnes of sugarcane have been crushed, resulting in the production of 102.03 lakh quintals of sugar, with an average recovery rate of 8.88%. This division has 31 mills operating, comprising 18 cooperative mills and 13 private mills.
The Kolhapur division, with 40 operational mills (26 cooperative and 14 private), has crushed 111.82 lakh tonnes of sugarcane, yielding 116.15 lakh quintals of sugar. This division has recorded the highest recovery rate in the state, at 10.39%.
In Solapur, 43 mills are operational, including 17 cooperative mills and 26 private mills. These mills have processed 81.96 lakh tonnes of sugarcane, producing 62.69 lakh quintals of sugar, with a recovery rate of 7.65%.
The Ahmednagar division has 26 mills in operation, with 14 cooperative mills and 12 private mills. These mills have crushed 60.03 lakh tonnes of sugarcane, resulting in the production of 49.29 lakh quintals of sugar, with a recovery rate of 8.21%.
In Nanded, 29 mills, comprising 9 cooperative and 20 private mills, have crushed 53.2 lakh tonnes of sugarcane, producing 47.68 lakh quintals of sugar, with a recovery rate of 8.96%. In the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division, 20 mills (12 cooperative and 8 private) have crushed 42.2 lakh tonnes of sugarcane, to produce 30.99 lakh quintals of sugar.
In the Amravati division, 4 sugar mills have started operations, including 1 cooperative and 3 private mills. These mills have crushed 5.05 lakh tonnes of sugarcane, producing 4.22 lakh quintals of sugar. In Nagpur division, three sugar mills have started the crushing operations.
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