Sugar production to fall in 2022-23 due to rains, says official in Maharashtra

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

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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.