The sugarcane crushing season for 2023-24 in Maharashtra has concluded as all sugar mills have ended operations. The state has witnessed a rise in sugar production by 4.83 lakh tonnes.
Sugar mills have produced 1101.7 lakh quintals (110.17 lakh tonnes) of sugar by crushing 1073.08 lakh tonnes of sugarcane, with an average sugar recovery rate of 10.27 percent.
During the previous season, 211 sugar mills operated, and crushed 1055.32 lakh tonnes of sugarcane to produce 1053.41 lakh quintals of sugar, with an average sugar recovery rate of 9.98 percent.
In terms of sugar production, the Kolhapur region clinched the top spot by producing 28.06 lakh tonnes of sugar, whereas the Nagpur region has secured the last position by producing a minimum of 3.27 lakh quintals of sugar.
Let’s take a look at the sugar production across different regions in Maharashtra:
Kolhapur Division: 280.64 lakh quintals
Pune Division: 251.31 lakh quintals
Solapur Division: 206.59 lakh quintals
Ahmednagar Division: 141.12 lakh quintals
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Division: 88.53 lakh quintals
Nanded Division: 120.85 lakh quintals
Amravati Division: 9.39 lakh quintals
Nagpur Division: 3.27 lakh quintals
Sugar recovery rates:
Kolhapur Division: 11.59 percent
Pune Division: 10.54 percent
Solapur Division: 9.4 percent
Ahmednagar Division: 9.98 percent
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Division: 8.96 percent
Nanded Division: 10.27 percent
Amravati Division: 9.42 percent
Nagpur Division: 6.74 percent
