date:Dec 20, 2018
5 lakh tonne, as compared to 0.47 lakh tonne produced by 19 sugar mills as on December 15, 2017.
In regard to Bihar, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, there were nine, 16, 14 and 19 sugar mills in operation respectively, and they produced 1.36 lakh tonne, 0.35 lakh tonne, 0.90 lakh tonne and 0.65 lakh tonne, respectively.
The production in Maharashtra and Karnataka are slightly higher than last year at the same time, because the mills have started their sugarcane crushing earlier as compared