date:Jan 08, 2019
Asian country is the worlds second-biggest sugar producer after Brazil and also the top consumer of the sweetener in the world.
The higher production was possible as mills in the two main producing states of Maharashtra and Karnataka started crushing earlier than the rest of the country, the apex sugar body said in a statement.
In Maharashtra, 184 sugar mills produced 4.4 million mt until end-December, versus 3.8 million mt a year ago produced by 183 mills. So far, the average sugar recovery