Cooperative sugar industry body National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) has raised the current season’s sugar production estimate to 30.5 million tonnes (mt) from 29.15 mt it estimated earlier after the current season’s production deficit narrowed to less than 8 per cent as of December 31. Until December 15, the deficit was over 9 per cent. NFCSF expects further improvement in recovery.