Indian sugar mills to close early as weather dents cane supply
Sugar
Sugarcane
Vegetables
India
Published Jan 28, 2023
Tridge summary
Sugar mills in India’s top producing state Maharashtra are set to stop cane crushing 45 to 60 days earlier than last year as adverse weather has curtailed sugar cane availability, a senior state government official told Reuters on Friday.
Original content
The western state of Maharashtra, which accounts for more than a third of the country’s sugar output, could produce 12.8 million tonnes of sugar in the 2022/23 marketing year that began on Oct. 1, down from an earlier forecast of 13.8 million tonnes, Maharashtra’s sugar commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad said. Lower sugar output could prevent the world’s second-biggest exporter from allowing additional exports, potentially supporting global prices SBc1, LSUc1 and allowing rivals Brazil and Thailand to increase their shipments. “Excessive rainfall curtailed sugar cane’s vegetative growth. This year lower cane is available for crushing,” Gaikwad said. A few mills in the ...
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