Sangli: Sugar production in the district drops by 19 lakh quintals, farmers in dilemma due to lack of sugarcane bill - ChiniMandi

Sugarcane Drops as Eggplant, Mango Rise in W. Visayas Crop Production

By Francis Allan L. Angelo Sugarcane production in Western Visayas fell sharply in 2024 despite remaining the region’s top agricultural crop by volume, while fruit and vegetable outputs such as eggplant, mango and pineapple saw notable gains, according to a March 25 special report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Sugarcane output dropped by 14.5 percent to 11.28 million metric tons from 13.19 million metric tons in 2023, based on …

Sangli: 17 sugar factories in the district have crushed 77,06,364 tonnes of sugarcane and produced 81,46,540 quintals of sugar bags. However, this year, sugar production has decreased by 18,95,346 quintals compared to the crushing season of 2023-24. Not only this, the average sugar yield of sugar factories has also decreased by 0.66 percent. Last year, in 2023-24, the average sugar yield was 11.12 percent. This has decreased to 10.46 percent in …