date:Nov 16, 2012
l, chairman, Maharashtra State Co-operative Sugar Factories Federation Ltd, said, Since this year, Maharashtra has received low rainfall and has also faced a drought-like situation. In some sugarcane-producing regions, the production of both sugarcane and sugar is expected to be less.
Last year, Maharashtra produced over 700 tonnes of sugarcane and 90 lakh tonnes of sugar. This year the expectation is 450-460 tonnes of sugarcane and 60 tonnes of sugar, he said, adding, Since the production is