Sugar production to be lower in current season, says ISMA

“It’s estimated the diversion of cane juice and B-molasses for ethanol making will cut back sugar manufacturing by about 34 lakh tonnes within the 2021-22 season, much like preliminary estimates launched by ISMA,” it added.

The nation’s sugar manufacturing is pegged at 305 lakh tonnes within the ongoing 2021-22 season, primarily attributable to diversion for ethanol manufacturing, the Indian Sugar Mills Affiliation (ISMA) stated on Thursday. Sugar output was at 311.8 lakh tonnes within the 2020-21 season.

After Brazil, India has begun diverting sugarcane for its ethanol mixing program in a giant method. With greater ethanol manufacturing capability and continued surplus sugarcane, a bigger amount of cane juice/syrup and B-molasses will get diverted to ethanol within the 2021-22 season ISMA has stated.

“It’s estimated the diversion of cane juice and B-molasses for ethanol making will cut back sugar manufacturing by about 34 lakh tonnes within the 2021-22 season, much like preliminary estimates launched by ISMA,” it added. Nonetheless, a greater image of the diversion will be ascertained after the ethanol tenders for 2021-22 are finalised. Already, mills have submitted bids for ethanol provides, the affiliation stated.

Releasing the primary estimate, the business physique stated the sugarcane crushing within the ongoing 2021-22 season has already began in some areas and is predicted to start out quickly within the different areas of the nation. “ISMA estimates sugar manufacturing in 2021-22 at round 305 lakh tonnes, decrease than its preliminary estimate of 310 lakh tonnes launched in July 2021,” it stated.

Sugar manufacturing is estimated to be 122.5 lakh tonnes in Maharashtra, 113.5 lakh tonnes in Uttar Pradesh, 49.5 lakh tonnes in Karnataka with out contemplating any diversion of sugar for ethanol, stated. These are the highest three sugar-producing states within the nation. ISMA stated it expects a marginal fall in yield and sugar restoration in Uttar Pradesh attributable to unseasonal rains, notably within the jap area. Since ratoon cane availability is greater than plant cane in Maharashtra, yield per hectare is predicted to be barely decrease in comparison with the final season. The remaining states are anticipated to collectively produce 53.1 lakh tonnes of sugar within the 2021-22 season.

The nation might want to proceed exporting about 60 lakh tonne of surplus sugar within the 2021-22 season (October-September), it added. As of October 1, the affiliation stated, there may be a gap stability of 82.9 lakh tonnes of sugar within the nation, which is 25 lakh tonnes lower than the year-ago interval. However it’s nonetheless greater than the home requirement for the preliminary months of the present season, it added. ISMA will once more evaluation the sugarcane and sugar manufacturing estimates in January 2022.