‘Sugar prodn dips 23% in 7 yrs despite rise in cane acreage’ | Lucknow News
Lucknow: UP’s sugarcane sector has witnessed an intriguing trend with sugar production by mills falling by almost 23% between 2017-18 and 2024-25, despite a substantial increase in cane acreage and productivity during the period.Industry sources attribute the dip to diversion of cane for Khandsari, low recovery and adverse weather conditions.Data released by the cane development…