Till December 15, 469 sugar mills in the country were crushing sugarcane for 2017-2018 sugar season (October to September) and have produced 69.40 lakh tonnes of sugar this season. This is almost 30% higher production compared to the same period last season. The mills in Maharashtra have so far produced 25.50 lakh tonnes during the current sugar season and those in Uttar Pradesh have produced about 23.37 lakh tonnes.