Sugar production inMaharashtramay fall from 137.28 lakh tonnes in 2021-22 to 124 lakh tonnes in 2022-23 due to adverse climatic conditions in different parts of the state, a top official has said.
The crushing season will be over early as compared to last year. In the last crushing season, factories worked till the start of the monsoon. Now, it will end up by April end. A total of 199 factories are currently operational in the state.
The crushing in Satara,Sangli,Kolhapurdistricts will be over by March end and in Marathwada factories by April end.