India's sugar output has increased by 25% to 22.6 million tonne in the first seven months of the 2010-11 sugar season, which started in October 2010.
"Mills have produced 22.6 million tonne between October and April of this season, compared to 18.1 million tonne in the year-ago period," Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) Director General Abinash Verma said.
Sugar production has increased due to higher cane production on the back of a good monsoon last year, he said.
According to data collated by ISMA, sugar production in Maharashtra, the country's largest sugar producing state, had increased to 8.3 million tonne till April-end of this season from 6.77 million tonne in the year-ago period.
Similarly, sugar production in Uttar Pradesh, the country's second biggest sugar-producing state, had risen to 5.9 million tonne from 5.17 million tonne, while output in Karnataka increased to 3.45 million tonne from 2.4 million tonne in the review period, the data showed.
At present, mills in Uttar Pradesh have closed their crushing operations, but they are still underway in Maharashtra and other southern states.
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ISMA has pegged the country's total sugar production at 25 million tonne for the 2010-11 season. This is slightly higher than the government's estimate of 24.5 million tonne for the same period.
Last year, sugar production was around 19 million tonne.
India, the world's second biggest sugar producer, is witnessing sugar production exceeding its demand of 22 million tonne after a gap of two years.