date:Sep 16, 2013
to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), farmers harvested more than 19 million tons and the sugarcane sector is expected to produce some 1.53 million tons of sugar this year, which exceeds total demand.
The area under sugarcane in the country is 298,200 hectares, an increase of 15,000 hectares.
Price of sugar has been stable for two years yet the amount of sugar in stock is over 200,000 tons, with the threat of smuggled sugar placing farmers and plants in a difficult sit