PRESS RELEASE – Sugar production as on 31^st March’ 2023

• In the current season, 532 mills started their operations so far across the country, against 518 mills which operated last season, as on 31^st March. On the corresponding date, 338 mills have closed their crushing operations in the current season, while 194 sugar mills were still operating in the country. However, in the last season 2021-22, 152 mills had closed their crushing operations and 366 mills were operating as on 31^st March’2022.
• Following table gives a comparison of working factories and actual sugar production net of diversion towards production of ethanol, as of end of March, this year versus last year: