India's sugar output rises 48% y/y as more mills begin crushing

 India’s sweetener accumulation has gathered pace, with mills producing 1.05 cardinal metric tons of sweetener since the 2025/26 play began connected October 1, marking a 48% summation from the aforesaid play past year, a starring manufacture assemblage said connected Monday.

A full of 325 sweetener mills crossed the state person started operations truthful far, up sharply from 144 mills operating during the corresponding play a twelvemonth earlier, the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories said.

The country’s nett sweetener accumulation successful the caller play is expected to emergence to 31.5 cardinal tons, adjacent aft diverting 3.5 cardinal tons for ethanol production, arsenic cane supplies person improved, the NFCSF said successful a statement.

India’s sweetener depletion is estimated astatine astir 29 cardinal tons, which could let New Delhi to export 2 cardinal to 2.5 cardinal tons of sweetener successful the caller season, it added.

The world’s 2nd biggest sweetener shaper past week allowed mills to export 1.5 cardinal tons of sweetener successful the caller season.