Sugar Production Increases by Over 2.8 Million Tonnes

16-Jan-2026 08:35 PM

New Delhi: The latest figures from the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) show that in the first three and a half months of the current marketing season, from October 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026, the total sugar production in the country increased to 158.85 lakh tonnes, which is 28.25 lakh tonnes or 21.63 percent more than the 130.60 lakh tonnes produced during the same period of the 2024-25 season.

During the period under review, sugar production increased from 42.85 lakh tonnes to 45.70 lakh tonnes in Uttar Pradesh, from 43.05 lakh tonnes to 64.60 lakh tonnes in Maharashtra, and from 27.10 lakh tonnes to 30.70 lakh tonnes in Karnataka.

The share of the top three producing states in the total domestic sugar production increased from 86.52 percent to 88.76 percent.

Additionally, between October 2025 and mid-January 2026, 2.90 lakh tonnes of sugar were produced in Bihar, 1.95 lakh tonnes in Tamil Nadu, 1.90 lakh tonnes in Haryana, 1.70 lakh tonnes each in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, 1.70 lakh tonnes in Uttarakhand, 1.20 lakh tonnes in Telangana, 30,000 tonnes in Andhra Pradesh, and 65,000 tonnes in other states.

According to the Federation, the number of sugar mills crushing sugarcane increased from 514 in the previous season to 519 this year. Similarly, the total sugarcane crushing in these units also increased from 1484.04 lakh tonnes to 1763.74 lakh tonnes,

and the average sugar recovery rate from sugarcane improved from 8.80 percent to 9.01 percent. Sugarcane crushing is currently in full swing, which is expected to lead to a steady increase in sugar production in the coming days.

The federation has projected a total sugar production of 315 lakh tonnes for the entire 2025-26 marketing season, which is 53.20 lakh tonnes or 20.32 percent higher than the 261.80 lakh tonnes produced in the 2024-25 season.