Area under sugarcane sees slight increase

Area under sugarcane for the sugar marketing season that will commence on October 1, 2025 is estimated to be 57.24 lakh hectare in late June 2025 compared with 57.11 lakh hectare last season.

The Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) said in a press release that in Maharashtra, the cane area had increased to 14.93 lakh hectare from 13.82 lakh hectare last season. In Karnataka, sugarcane area has increased by about 6% and in Uttar Pradesh, the area has declined 3%. Based on these, the ISMA estimates gross sugar production to be 349 lakh tonne, which will be 18% more than the current season.

The images of the cane area, field reports regarding expected yield, sugar recovery, impact of previous and current year’s rainfall, water availability in reservoirs, expected rainfall during southwest monsoon 2025 and other related aspects were discussed in detail at a recent meeting of the Association.

At present, the crop is still in its early stages, and many factors will influence its eventual quality and yield, it said.