As on date, as per the latest crushing report of the Commissionerate, the mills have so far crushed some 371.08 lakh tonne cane to produce 416.53 lakh tonne sugar at a recovery rate of 11.23%. Senior officials of the Commissionerate said that the production may not cross 420 lakh tonne. This is among the shorter seasons in Maharashtra coming after two consecutive droughts.Factories in the Marathwada region were the first to shut down and closed operations by January-end, followed by mills in the Solapur region. Barely two mills are currently operational, which are likely to close down in a couple of days. Around 150 mills had participated in the crushing season….

As on date, as per the latest crushing report of the Commissionerate, the mills have so far crushed some 371.08 lakh tonne cane to produce 416.53 lakh tonne sugar at a recovery rate of 11.23%. Senior officials of the Commissionerate said that the production may not cross 420 lakh tonne. This is among the shorter seasons in Maharashtra coming after two consecutive droughts.Factories in the Marathwada region were the first to shut down and closed operations by January-end, followed by mills in the Solapur region. Barely two mills are currently operational, which are likely to close down in a couple of days. Around 150 mills had participated in the crushing season….