Total sugar expected to be diverted for ethanol production in the sugar season 2024-2025 is 35 lakh tonne as against 21.5 lakh tonne in the season that ended on September 30, 2024.
According to the Indian Sugar and Bio Energy Manufacturers Association, sugar production between October 2024 and April 15, 2025 was 254.97 lakh tonnes and 38 of the 534 factories continued to operate.
Cane availability had improved in Uttar Pradesh and hence some of the factories in that State were expected to continue sugar production till the first week of May.
Published – April 17, 2025 07:47 pm IST