SUGAR INDUSTRYOF INDIA

By :- PRUTHVIK.G.S. & PRASANNA HEGDE

Sugar industry is one of the leading industries of India. This industry is entirely based on the availability of sugar canes. That is why the sugar factories are situated only in the cane growing areas.

Top sugar producing countries

S.No. Country  Production (1000 tonnes ) 

 1  Brazil  455,291

 2  India  281,170

 3  China  100,684

 4  Mexico  50,597

 5  Thailand  47,658

 6  Pakistan  44,666

 7  Colombia  39,849

 8  Australia  38,169

 9  Indonesia  30,150

 10  USA  26,835

In terms of number of mills, India ranks first with 448 Mills, followed by China 241, Brazil 231. World total of 2500. Average size is 2150 TCD, much lower than world average. In India, we are still setting up 2500 TCD mills whereas the trend globally is to set up 10000 TCD mills.

• The sugar factory is the major agro-based rural industry.•. It has brought major social–economic changes in the rural area.• sugar industry is the second largest agro-based industry in India.• There are 509 sugar mills in India. Co-operative sector has 285 mills and private sector has 150 mills. Public sector boasts of around 74 mills.• The Sugar Industry in Karnataka has around 41 sugar factories which are distributed all over the state. • The Sugar Industry in Karnataka contributes around 36 crore per year to the central excise duty.