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The sugar industry in the country
uses only sugarcane as input, hence sugar Companies have been
established in large sugarcane growing states like Uttar Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. These
six states contribute more than 85% of total sugar production in the
country; Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra together contribute more than 57%
of total production. Following table shows the state-wise sugar
production in India for 2002-2003 and 2003-2004.
SUGAR PRODUCTION BY STATE IN
INDIA (in MMT)
| State |
2002-2003 |
%of Total |
2003-2004 |
% of Total |
| Uttar Pradesh |
5.65 |
28.06% |
4.55 |
33.60% |
| Maharashtra |
6.22 |
30.86% |
3.18 |
23.44% |
| Karnataka |
1.87 |
9.28% |
1.12 |
8.24% |
| Gujarat |
1.25 |
6.22% |
1.07 |
7.87% |
| Tamil Nadu |
1.64 |
8.16% |
0.92 |
6.80% |
| Andhra Pradesh |
1.21 |
6.01% |
0.89 |
6.54% |
| Haryana |
0.64 |
3.16% |
0.58 |
4.30% |
| Punjab |
0.59 |
2.91% |
0.39 |
2.88% |
| Uttaranchal |
0.50 |
2.47% |
0.39 |
2.86% |
| Bihar |
0.41 |
2.03% |
0.27 |
2.02% |
| Others |
0.17 |
0.85% |
0.20 |
1.46% |
| TOTAL |
20.14 |
100.00% |
13.55 |
100.00% |
Source: Indian Sugar Magazine
December 2004, published by ISMA.
Indian sugar industry has grown
horizontally with large number of small sized sugar plants set up
throughout the country as opposed to the consolidation of capacity in
the rest of the important sugar producing countries, where greater
emphasis has been laid on larger capacity of sugar plants. The average
sugarcane crushing capacity in India, Brazil and Thailand is given
below:
AVERAGE SUGARCANE CRUSHING
CAPACITY
| Country |
Avg. Capacity (TCD) |
| Thailand |
10,300 |
| Brazil |
9,200 |
| India |
3,500 |
(Source: ISMA Website accessed on May
16, 2005)
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