Sugar Production Estimated at 349 Lakh Tonnes for Next Season

11-Sep-2025 09:05 PM

New Delhi. The apex body of private sugar mills - Indian Sugar and Bio Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) in its report dated July 31, 2025 had made an initial estimate of 349 lakh tonnes of gross sugar production (before use in ethanol production) in the country during the 2025-26 marketing season (October-September) and now this estimate has been maintained in the September report as well. ISMA will release the details of the crop condition in October 2025 and the first advance production estimate of domestic sugar production will be announced in October-November 2025.

ISMA's estimate of sugarcane crop is based on satellite images and reports of field staff. For the July 31 estimate, the image obtained during the third week of June was used, while for the new estimate, satellite images purchased for Maharashtra and Karnataka in the first week of September were used. Initial estimates are made only for guidance.

Regarding Maharashtra and Karnataka, ISMA says that favourable monsoon conditions, adequate rainfall in major producing areas and normal weather have ensured better development of sugarcane crop. If the conditions remain favourable in the coming time, the crop can develop even better. The water level in dams and reservoirs is much higher than last year.

In Uttar Pradesh too, the condition of sugarcane crop is much better than last year. Sugar mills have taken concrete measures for sugarcane development and good varieties of crops were planted at the right time.

This time, the infestation of insects and diseases on sugarcane crop is being seen very less in the state, due to which good production is expected.

Sugarcane crop in Tamil Nadu is in good condition, hence the average yield rate of sugarcane and sugar recovery rate are expected to be higher than earlier estimates.

On the other hand, there is a possibility of some damage to sugarcane crop in flood affected states like Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand as well as some other states.

Crop conditions remain normal in states like Gujarat, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Overall, no change has been made in the total domestic production estimate of sugar in the 2025-26 marketing season due to better crop conditions in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and weaker crop conditions in flood-affected states.