'Sugar production surplus in India since 2010-11'

NEW DELHI: As against the domestic consumption, there has been surplus production of sugar in the country since sugar season 2010-11 (October-September), except in sugar season 2016-17 due to drought, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

"In the previous sugar season 2020-21, about 310 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of sugar was produced, after discounting diversion of 22 LMT of sugar to ethanol, by Indian sugar mills against domestic consumption of 265 LMT. Further, against the estimated domestic consumption of 270 LMT in sugar season 2021-22, the sugar production is estimated to be around 308 LMT, again, after discounting estimated diversion of 35 LMT of sugar to ethanol," Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti told the Lok Sabha in a written reply. (IANS)

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