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Despite having 40% more sugarcane cultivation area,Uttar Pradesh<\/u>has been outperformed byMaharashtra in sugar productionbecoming the “largestsugarproducing state in the country”, according to a recent report of the directorate of economics and statistics in the Union ministry of Agriculture<\/a>-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture<\/a> and farmers welfare.<\/p>\n

Maharashtra has been maximising production due to better management of Resources<\/a>, proper utilisation of the mills’ crushing capacity and enhanced recovery rate, the report said.<\/p>\n

The report also suggests that the country’s totalsugar productionhas gone up by 7 lakh tonnes from 358 lakh tonnes in 2021-22 to 365 lakh tonnes in the current crushing season. This increase has been estimated despite a rise in sugarcane diversion for ethanol production and other activities by 11 lakh tonnes in the current year, compared to last season.<\/p>\n

As per the report, the sugarcane cultivation area in Uttar Pradesh in 2021-22 was on a par with 23.1 lakh hectares while it had produced about 102 lakh tonnes of sugar. On the other hand,Maharashtra<\/u>produced 137 lakh tonnes of sugar with cane crop cultivated in 13.5 lakh hectares, less by around 42% compared to UP.<\/p>\n

As the farmers in UP sowed over 90% of the sugarcane crop in spring to harvest it in October-November after its Growth<\/a> of 8 to 9 months, it was not so rich in juice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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