date:Jan 08, 2013
The country has crushed more than 830 lakh tonne of sugarcane to produce 79.60 lakh tonne of sugar with 496 mills in operation till December 31, 2012.
The sugar production is about 2.5 per cent higher than last year. However, about 12 more mills were operational during the corresponding period last year, according to a report by the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA).
Uttar Pradesh has produced 19.25 lakh tonne of sugar, at 8.74 per cent recovery. The sugar production is about 11 per cent l