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India's sugar production increased by 33 per cent to 7.61 lakh tonnes upto November 15th in the current marketing year on higher output from Maharashtra.
India is the world's second largest producer and biggest consumer in Sugar production. Country achieved 5.74 lakh tonnes sugar production in the same period of 2014-15 marketing year.

"As on November 15, 2015, 175 mills have started crushing as against 155 in 2014-15 sugar season same time. Till 15th November, sugar mills have produced 7.61 lakh tonnes of sugar, as against 5.74 lakh tonnes produced last year up to the corresponding period," Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said.

India is all set to produce surplus sugar for the sixth straight year at 26-27 million tonnes in 2015-16. To liquidate surplus stock, the Centre has made it mandatory for millers to export 4 million tonnes in the current season.

Similarly, production of the commodity in Karnataka stood at 1.60 lakh tonnes this marketing year, which is almost similar to the last year's output in the corresponding period. Gujarat have produced 1.1 lakh tonnes of sugar, against 0.78 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period. In Tamil Nadu, production rose to 0.40 lakh tonnes from last sugar season 0.12 lakh tonnes.

Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/