Sugar production in Maharashtra may fall by over 30 per cent to around 6 million tonnes (MT) in the current 2008-09 season owing to a lower sugarcane produce.Maharashtra produced about 9.1 MT during the 2007-08 season (October-September) making the state the lar-gest sugar producer in the country.
According to the source, the crushing was scheduled to begin in mid-October. However, it has been delayed due to Diwali and now the cane crushing would begin in the state by October-end. The delay in cane crushing would lead to a higher productivity as sugarcane would remain in the fields for a longer period. The sugar production in Maharashtra is likely to touch 6 MT, up from the earlier estimate of 5.7 MT. The average sugar recovery stood at 11.94 per cent.
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