Millers seek raw sugar imports to make up for likely cane shortageThere are concerns about production of sugarcane in Maharashtra and Karnataka, which is likely to affect availability of sugar for consumpt...
08 Sep, 2023, 01.06 AM IST
Extended monsoon may delay Maharashtra's 2022-23 sugarcane crushing seasonThe state is staring at yet another year of record production, delay in crushing operations can become an administrative challenge with pol...
14 Oct, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
At 137 lakh tonnes, Maharashtra sees its all-time high sugar production"The state has produced 137.28 lakh tonnes of sugar this year, which is 30.88 lakh tonnes more than the previous year. With this, the crush...
16 Jun, 2022, 08.29 PM IST
Over 17 lakh tonnes of sugarcane still lying in farms across Maharashtra despite end of crushing seasonOut of the 10 districts in Maharashtra that have topped the list of excess sugarcane stock this year, seven are from the Marathwada region,...
20 May, 2022, 11.47 AM IST
Maharashtra sugar production at an all-time high this yearThe sugarcane crushing season in Maharashtra generally lasts for 120 to 140 days, and maximum 145 days. This year, around 20 sugar factorie...
10 Apr, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
Maharashtra govt expects 5.6% increase in sugar production in 2021-22"The area planted under sugar cane for the 2021-22 sugar season has increased to 12.32 lakh hectare, while the per hectare production of su...
13 Sep, 2021, 07.24 PM IST
Sugarcane production in Maharashtra may go up by over 200 lakh tonnes: NFCSF chiefThe federation's estimation was based on water availability and the monsoon predicted this year, the official said, adding that the product...
06 Jul, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
Govt's ethanol push prompts sugar mills to raise production"The mills this year have decided to produce certain quantity of ethanol to be sold in the domestic market. It means that there will not be...
28 Nov, 2020, 02.42 PM IST
President's Rule in Maharashtra creates uncertainty about starting of crushing seasonThe sugar commissioner’s office issues licences to sugar mills to begin operations after this date after checking that the mills have fulfi...
14 Nov, 2019, 10.49 AM IST
Sugar output in Maharashtra falls to lowest in a decadeAbout 150 sugar mills crushed 372 lakh tonnes of sugarcane during the year, less than half the 743 lakh tonnes crushed in the previous year.
11 Apr, 2017, 05.27 PM IST
Sugarcane crushing in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra likely to begin on time next monthSugar prices have firmed up by Rs 2-3 a kg to Rs 25-27 a kg in wholesale market in the last one month due to pickup in festival season dema...
21 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Maharashtra demands removal of import duty on raw sugar
Due to declining sugarcane availability, the state expects 40% sugar mills in the state to remain closed while the sugar production is like...
04 Sep, 2012, 02.33 PM IST
- Rains halt cane crushing in Maharashtra
Continuing rain, with overcast skies, has slowed down the sugarcane crushing season in Maharashtra. It has also affected the recovery perce...
16 Nov, 2010, 01.36 AM IST
- Maharashtra's sugar output to dip by 6%, export up by 42%
Sugar production is Maharashtra, the country's largest producer of the sweetener, is likely to decline by six per cent at 85 lakh tons in 2...
13 Apr, 2008, 10.33 AM IST
- Excess sugarcane crushing; factories to get transport subsidy
In an effort to provide relief to sugar factories in Maharashtra, facing a glut of sugarcane, the State Government may continue with the la...
24 Mar, 2008, 08.01 PM IST
- Sugar mills in Maharashtra to start crushing in 3-4 weeks
It is estimated that around 844-lakh tonnes of cane would be ready for crushing to produce 98-lakh tonnes sugar this season in Maharashtra.
07 Oct, 2007, 05.30 PM IST
- State sets Rs 850 base price for cane
The government of Maharashtra has fixed a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 850 per metric tonne for sugarcane in the state.
03 Aug, 2006, 01.13 AM IST