Latest News | Sugar Output Falls 13.62 Pc to 130.55 Lakh Tonne Till Jan 15: NFCSFL

New Delhi, Jan 15 (PTI) India's sugar production dropped 13.62 per cent to 130.55 lakh tonne in the ongoing 2024-25 marketing season, sugar cooperative body NFCSFL said on Wednesday.

Sugar production stood at 151.20 lakh tonne a year ago. Sugar marketing season runs from October to September.

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According to the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd (NFCSFL), sugar production in the top three producing states -- Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka -- showed a decline till January 15.

Sugar output fell to 42.85 lakh tonne from 46.10 lakh tonne, while in Maharashtra, it slipped to 43.05 lakh tonne from 52.80 lakh tonne.

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Production in Karnataka declined to 27.10 lakh tonne till January 15 of the current marketing season from 31 lakh tonne a year ago.

The average sugar recovery, excluding diversion for ethanol, remained lower at 8.82 per cent so far, down from 9.42 per cent in the year-ago period.

NFCSFL has estimated a total production of 270 lakh tonne for 2024-25, down from 319 lakh tonne in the previous year.

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