Sugarcane production in India shifting from South to North: NSO report

Although Maharashtra is the leading sugar producer in the country, Uttar Pradesh has the highest sugarcane output value in the country

Six sugarcane-producing northern Indian states saw a 42 per cent increase in their output value between 2011 and 2020 while that of five states from the south declined 32.4 per cent during the same period, according to the latest National Statistical Office (NSO) report.

The report, consisting of data on output value from agriculture, forestry, and fishing shows the cumulative production value of sugarcane in Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand increased from Rs 30,216 crore to Rs 42,920 crore in real terms over the decade.  

Meanwhile, the sugarcane output in the five southern states of Andhra