Farmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears

While overall production is up, the number of operational sugar mills has decreased substantially. Maharashtra and Karnataka have shown str...

Uttar Pradesh has produced 89.26 lakh tons so far, against last year production of 91.10 lakh tons.

Despite technological advancements, sugar mills face challenges like recovery rate variability and energy inefficiencies. Industry leaders ...

India's sugar production saw a 9 percent rise in the 2025-26 season. However, fewer sugar mills are operational this year. The industry is ...

The Indian sugar industry body ISMA ensures sufficient sugar availability for the 2024-25 season, with a projected closing stock of 54 lakh...

India's sugar production for the 2024-25 season is down 17% compared to last year, reaching 61.39 lakh tonnes by December. Increased sugar ...

ISMA has said that it has revised the production estimate based on the satellite images of harvested and balance area, field visits, curren...

In a letter written to the Food Secretary Sundhanshu Pandey on June 10, a copy of which is with ET, ISMA has said that immediate announceme...

According to ISMA data, sugar production rose 9 per cent between October 2021 and March 15 this year to 283.26 lakh tonnes on higher cane o...

The extent of drop in Maharashtra’s sugar production will play a crucial role in determining the country's total sugar production for the 2...

According to ISMA, the Government that there is need to take action to control the falling prices, for which some of the stocks could be ex...

Molasses, an end-product of the sugar refining process, is processed to make ethanol and spirit.

Indian Sugar Mills Association has cut 2015-16 sugar output estimate to 26 million tonne from 27 million tonnes estimated in September.

According to ISMA, sugar output in Maharashtra has reached 4.98 million tonnes while in Uttar Pradesh it declined 18 per cent to 3.57 milli...

Sugar production will still be lower than 26 million tonnes achieved in 2011-12 but sufficient to meet the domestic demand of 22 million to...

In June, ISMA had released its preliminary estimates of 25 million tonnes of sugar production for 2012-13 sugar season.