Sugar Production Season Concludes Ahead of Schedule

23-Apr-2026 01:52 PM

New Delhi. Government estimates regarding sugarcane yields had indicated that the sugar production season for the current 2025-26 marketing year (October–September) would continue until at least mid-May; however, the reality is that the production season effectively came to an end as early as the third week of April.

As of mid-April, only a limited amount of sugarcane crushing was taking place at 18–20 units, and it is anticipated that these mills, too, will shut down shortly. The end of April will mark the conclusion of the sugarcane crushing season as well.

In Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, sugar production this season was better than in the previous year, whereas production remained weak in other states, including Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Bihar. Although there has been an overall increase in sugar production at the national level, the actual output falls significantly short of the earlier projections.

A special sugarcane crushing session is scheduled to be held in North Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during July and August, which is expected to yield approximately 300,000 tonnes of sugar.

Nevertheless, it appears unlikely that the total sugar production for the entire 2025–26 marketing year will reach the 28-million-tonne mark—a figure considerably lower than the 30.95 million tonnes that had been estimated previously.