Reservoir Levels in Maharashtra

  • Maharashtra irrigation reservoir levels are as low as in 2015/16 prior to monsoon rains.
  • We already think Maharashtra will have a 30% reduction in sugar production for 2019/20 crop (from 10.7m tonnes to 7.5m tonnes) due to these low reservoir levels.
  • If this year’s monsoon disappoints then we could see a further reduction in sugar production.
  • In 2015/16, with low reservoir levels and a large second consecutive deficit monsoon we saw a 53% reduction in the crop.