Crushing Capacity & Output
As of March 31, 2005, our sugar mill located at Deoband had crushing capacity of 10,000 TCD. Sugar production is dependent upon the quantity of sugarcane available for crushing and the recovery percentage of sugar from sugarcane. In India, the production commences in October and generally ceases by the end of April by which time the sugarcane available from the cane areas is exhausted. The duration of the crushing period also determines the amount of sugar that is produced.

The following table demonstrates the sugarcane crushed and the sugar production at oursugar mill at Deoband.