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Already under financial stress, Maharashtra mills forced to sell superior-quality sugar at lower prices
Date:
15 Mar 2019
Source:
The Indian Express
Reporter:
Partha Sarathi Biswas
News ID:
36079
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In Maharashtra, most of the sugar produced is of S 30 grade. Only a few mills actually produce L grade sugar during the crushing season as the process slows down the overall disposal of harvested cane.
Sugar mills in the state, which are already grappling with low demand and the pressure to pay minimum Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) to cane growers, are being forced to sell superior-quality sugar at lower prices.
The National Sugar Institute in Kanpur grades sugar from a category of SS 31 to L 31, based on the size of the grain. L 31 has the largest grain size while SS 31 has the lowest. Grain size is developed during the process of crystallisation, when thick syrup obtained from evaporating the cane juice is boiled at low temperature under partial vacuum. Introduction of ‘seed’, in the form of powdered sugar or slurry, helps in the formation of sugar grains.
Grain sizes automatically increase if the syrup is allowed to remain in the ‘crystallizer’ for a longer time. In Maharashtra, most of the sugar produced is of S 30 grade. Only a few mills actually produce L grade sugar during the crushing season as the process slows down the overall disposal of harvested cane.
As the cost of production for both L and M grade sugar is higher, they are sold at a higher price. Usually, ex-mill price of M grade sugar is Rs 100 more than normally produced S-grade sugar.
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