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• India sugar production will reach 26.5m tonnes this season.
• There has been no slowdown in Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) production pace.
• Crushing in Karnataka (KN) has ceased, however, while production in Maharashtra (MH) is almost complete.

India’s Sugar Production: Nearly There  

• India has produced 24.8m tonnes of sugar to date; this is more than 6.4m tonnes behind last season’s number.
• This leaves less than 2m tonnes of sugar left to produce.
• 139 mills remain crushing in India, compared to 172 operating at this point last year.

• The nationwide lockdown aiming to ease the spread of the coronavirus has been extended; this has had no impact on sugar production pace, however.
• Sugar sales have been affected due to the closure of restaurants, shopping malls, theatres and such like.

Uttar Pradesh: Not Slowing Yet  

• 10.83m tonnes of sugar have been produced in UP so far; this is 300k tonnes more than last season.
• We think UP will produce 1.65m tonnes more sugar yet, making up over 80% of the remaining Indian sugar production.
• 98 out of 119 mills are still operating, similar to last season’s 103 mills still open in mid-April.

Maharashtra: Nearing the Finish Line   

• Over the last fortnight, the Maharashtrian rate of sugar production has fallen by one-third.
• MH has produced 6m tonnes of sugar to date.
• Sugar production is still 43% behind the previous crop, and the 10 mills in operation are only likely to contribute a small amount more.

Karnataka: Production Ceased  

• All 63 mills have ceased production.
• KN’s sugar production totals 3.38m tonnes.
• This is its lowest in three years and 22% less than last’s year production.

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