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  • India should produce close to 27m tonnes of sugar this season.
  • Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) mills have made a record amount of sugar this season and the cane crush is still ongoing.
  • Only one mill remains operational in Maharashtra (MH), and production has ceased in Karnataka (KN).

India’s Production Rate is Falling

  • India has produced 26.5m tonnes of sugar to date; this is a 6.2m tonne decrease year-on-year (YoY).
  • 63 mills remain crushing in India; this is 25 more than were operating at this point last season.
  • We expect these mills to produce a further 300k tonnes of sugar between now and when they cease operations.
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Uttar Pradesh: Past the Peak and Winding Down

  • Over the past month, UP’s mills have produced their largest amount of sugar in the last 5 years.
  • With 38% of UP mills still operational, we expect a further 300k tonnes of sugar to be produced there.
  • This will bring their total production up to 12.5m tonnes.
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Maharashtra: The Last Leg

  • MH’s production slowed to a crawl over the last fortnight, with only an additional 20k tonnes contributed.
  • Between now and November, they have produced just over 6m tonnes of sugar.
  • Their level of production hasn’t been this low since the 16/17 season.
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Karnataka: Production Has Ceased

  • KN’s fortnightly production peaked at 0.6m tonnes in Jan’20, second only to the 18/19 peak at 0.66m tonnes.
  • Despite this, KN has suffered its poorest production in five years.
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Nicholson Lim

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