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 NovemberтАЩ22.
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.
┬аFollowing 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 JanuaryтАЩ2023 report will include the full quantum before diversion into ethanol)
