Maharashtra mills produce 465 lakh quintals of sugar in over two months

Maharashtra mills commenced the 2021-22 sugarcane crushing year on Oct 15, 2021, and till right now 189 sugar mills have developed 465.two lakh quintals of sugar, which is about forty four for each cent of the 1,063 lakh quintal sugar generation in the previous crushing year ( 2020-21).

Sugar mills, like ninety five cooperative mills and ninety four private mills, have crushed 479.85 lakh MT sugarcane with an extract charge of 9.69 for each cent. Only six sugar mills have commenced operations in the Vidarbha region of the State even though the Solapur region has the highest (forty four) operational mills. However, the Kolhapur region with 35 operational mills has crushed the highest amount of money of sugarcane (a hundred and fifteen.ninety four lakh MT) and noted the highest sugar generation of 127.sixty lakh quintal with 11.01 for each cent extract charge, which is highest in the State in comparison to other areas.

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The Sugar Commissioner Office environment has previously predicted a file substantial sugar generation this year. The place less than sugarcane cultivation has elevated this year to virtually 12.five lakh hectares, from 11.42 lakh hectares in 2020-21.

Will mills crush all sugarcane?

Sugarcane glut has apprehensive farmers who dread that some mills may possibly not be in a position to crush all sugarcane in their locality. In South Maharashtra, villages bordering Karnataka have previously commenced sending their sugarcane to Kagwad and other parts of Karnataka. A lot of sugarcane farmers in the Kolhapur region sent their sugarcane to Karnataka factories for crushing and this year the amount of sugarcane heading to Karnataka is certain to boost.

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With the number of Covid-19 and Omicron individuals climbing in the State, farmers are urging sugar mills to carry their cane for crushing just before even more limitations are in location. Further limitations by the government to cease sped of the virus would have an affect on the availability of sugarcane cutters.

In several places, farmers have previously been complaining that sugarcane cutter contractors are asking for added money to make out there sugarcane cutters.