India Sugar Production
India is the second largest producer of sugar in the world after Brazil
and is indulged in the production of cane sugar and not beet sugar. It produces
approximately 22 million tons of sugar annually.
The major states that are
producing sugarcane in India are: -
- Maharashtra
- Uttar Pradesh
- Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu
- Andhra Pradesh
- Gujarat
These states contribute around 85% sugarcane production of the country.
The other important producers of sugar in the country are Assam, Bihar,
Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan and West
Bengal. The production of sugar in the country highly depends upon the
availability of sugarcane. The leading producer of sugar is Maharashtra
producing about 6 million tons of sugar followed by Uttar Pradesh and
Karnataka. Uttar Pradesh constitutes the maximum area covered and the sugarcane
production in the country. Two grades of sugar namely S-30 and M-30 are
produced in India; grade S-30 dominating the share in total production.
The production of sugarcane in India has increased during the last ten
years and is still on an increasing trend. The productivity of sugarcane in the
northern areas of the country is lower than the productivity in southern areas.
In India, sugar is grown over 4 million hectares of land
Sugar Industry got bailout package for Government.Indian Government offer Soft loan of Rs. 6600 Crore.Maharashtra got good size of chunk in bail out package of Rs 2500 crores.This soft loan having moratorium period of two years after that companies have to repay loan in three years to the bank.The valuation of the sugar prices at that time,gives 85% of this values as the loan.
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