Maharashtra’s 2026-27 crushing season: 92 mills produce 30.87 lakh quintals of sugar by October 25
Maharashtra’s 2026-27 sugar season has seen 92 mills produce 30.87 lakh quintals of sugar after crushing 43.87 lakh tonnes of cane by October 25, with average recovery at 7.04%. Pune leads in cane crushing, while farmer agitations have slowed operations in Kolhapur.
Kolhapur: The 2026-27 sugarcane crushing season is now underway in Maharashtra. By October 25, as many as 92 sugar mills across the state had together produced 30.87 lakh quintals of sugar. According to information from the Sugar Commissioner’s office, 43.87 lakh tonnes of cane have been crushed in the state so far, with average sugar recovery standing at 7.04 percent. Because mills started early this year, recovery has dipped in the initial phase, which was along expected lines. Meanwhile, in the Kolhapur division, agitations by farmer organisations have kept crushing from picking up pace.
Right now, 44 cooperative and 48 private sugar mills are running in the state, and more mills are likely to begin crushing soon. Last season, by October 25, only one private mill had started operations in the entire state. This time, the Solapur division leads the way with 23 mills in operation, including 8 cooperative and 15 private. These mills have crushed 9.55 lakh tonnes of cane so far and produced 6.51 lakh quintals of sugar, with average recovery in the division at 6.82 percent.
After Solapur, the Ahilyanagar division has 18 mills crushing, made up of 10 cooperative and 8 private mills. Together they have crushed 9.16 lakh tonnes of cane and produced 6.58 lakh quintals of sugar, with average recovery recorded at 7.18 percent. In the Nanded division, 17 mills have started so far, which includes 7 cooperative and 10 private. These mills have crushed 5.03 lakh tonnes of cane and produced 3.09 lakh quintals of sugar, with average recovery at 6.14 percent.
The Pune division has crushed the most cane in the state so far. Here, 14 mills have started crushing, including 9 cooperative and 5 private mills. The division has crushed 10.21 lakh tonnes of cane and produced 7.87 lakh quintals of sugar, with average recovery at 7.71 percent. In the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division, 12 mills are up and running, split evenly between 6 cooperative and 6 private mills. They have crushed 6.16 lakh tonnes of cane so far and produced 3.94 lakh quintals of sugar, with average recovery at 6.4 percent.
The farmer agitation is clearly weighing on the season in the Kolhapur division, where only 7 mills have managed to start so far, including 4 cooperative and 3 private. The remaining mills are waiting for a resolution on the cane price issue. The division has crushed 3.14 lakh tonnes of cane and produced 2.47 lakh quintals of sugar. Even so, Kolhapur has recorded the highest average sugar recovery in the state at 7.87 percent.
In the Amravati division, just one private mill has started so far. It has crushed 0.62 lakh tonnes of cane and produced 0.41 lakh quintals of sugar, with average recovery at 6.61 percent. Meanwhile, not a single sugar mill has started crushing in the Nagpur division yet.
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Source : ChiniMandi
