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The Sugar Industry is wholly dependent on Sugar Cane. Following are the countries of theworld that grow Sugar Cane as their main crop: 

 

Country

Percentage of SUGAR CANE production  with respect to total production of the World

Percentage of SUGAR production  with respect to total production of the World

1

Brazil

40.00%

21.4%

2

India

18.00%

15.8%

3

China

06.50%

07.7%

4

Thailand

05.00%

06.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Among these countries Brazil stands first, India stands next and in the third place is China in growing Sugar Cane and production of Sugar. Sugar is consumed mainly through food stuffs and beverages. Annual sugar production of the world being 1750 lakh metric tons, its consumption is high in India and China. 

 

 

In the global scenario, India stands second in place in growing sugarcane and production of Sugar. And in India the following are the major States that grow Sugar cane and producesugar: 1. Uttar Pradesh, 2. Maharashtra, 3. Karnataka, 4. Tamilnadu, 5. Bihar, 6. Gujarat, 7. Hariyana, 8. Andhrapradesh, 9. Punjab and 10. Uttarakhand. Among these states Uttarapradesh stands first in Sugarcane production, while Maharashtra ranks first in Sugar production and Karnataka ranks 3rd both in Sugarcane and Sugar production. There are 526 working sugar factories in the country and their average annual production is 250-280 lakh Metric tons of Sugar every year. Of this total production about 12-15 percent of sugar is exported to different countries and the rest is marketed for domestic consumption.

 

Karnataka ranks 3rd both in Sugarcane and Sugar production. Of the total production of sugar in the country the share of Karnataka is about 16%. Domestic consumption of sugar in the state is about 25 to 28 lakh metric tons every year. There are 81 registered Sugar factories in the state. Amongst these factories 62 are working. During the year 2016-17, three more sugar factories are started.

 

The details of Sugar Factories -   Sector-wise is as follows:

 

 

Sector

Working

Defunct

Liquidation

Total

1

Public Sector

01

01

-

02

2

Joint Sector

-

-

01

01

3

Co-operative Sector

13

03

05

21

4

Co-op. Sector -Leased

06

01

-

07

5

Private Sector

45

05

-

50

 

 

65

10

06

81

Last Updated: 16-10-2019 02:53 PM Updated By: Joint Director


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