Sugar mills in Maharashtra are operating at a fast pace during the ongoing season to ensure complete crushing within the time. Total 192 sugar mills are engaged in the crushing operations. The mills have produced 620.82 lakh quintal sugar by crushing 625.38 lakh tonne sugarcane till January 19, 2022, with a recovery rate of 9.93 per cent.
Maximum sugar mills are operating in the Solapur division (45) and they have produced 133.17 lakh quintal sugar by crushing 148.75 lakh tonne sugarcane till January 19, 2022.
In terms of sugar production and recovery rate, Kolhapur division is leading in the state. Mills have produced 169.91 lakh quintal sugar by crushing 150.26 lakh tonne sugarcane with an 11.31 per cent recovery rate.
In the Pune division, 29 sugar have participated in the current season. The mills have produced 128.30 lakh quintal sugar by crushing 126.91 lakh tonne sugarcane with a recovery rate of 10.11 per cent.
