date:Dec 20, 2018
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The third largest producer of sugar, viz Karnataka, produced 13.94 lakh tonne of sugar till December 15, 2018. This is slightly higher than the 11.24 lakh tonne of sugar produced in SS 2017-18 as on December 15, 2017. During the current SS 2018-19, 63 sugar mills are in operation as on December 15, 2018, as compared to 62 operated on the corresponding date of 2017.
As regards Gujarat, 16 sugar mills were in operation and they produced 3.10 lakh tonne of sugar till December 15, 2018. In SS