Year

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

Sugarcane area HA

964,500

1,056,200

1,155,100

1,015,073

926,542

Sugarcane produced

41,998,400

53,104,200

55,191,100

46,696,673

44,099,146

Yield / ha-tonnes

43.54

50.28

47.77

46.00

47.60

Cane utilized by mills

27,352,918

41,062,268

42,994,911

28,982,711

29,408,723

% age of utilization

65.13

77.32

77.90

62.07

66.69

Sugar production

2,378,751

3,548,953

3,530,931

2,414,746

2,466,200

Recovery %

8.76

8.64

8.21

8.33

8.39

No. of mills

68

71

73

67

65

Cane support price per 40 kgs.

Punjab, NWFP / Sindh

24.25 / 24.50

35 / 36

35 / 36

35/36

35/36

Av. domestic retail

price Rs. / Kg.

21.55

18.40

20.34

20.59

24.21

Av. Inter. export price

US$/ tonne

319.21

296.85

231.47

206.49

240.34

Beginning stocks 1st October

103,553

413,290

513,062

371,394

27,274

Cane + Beet Sugar Production

2,393,362

3,555,228

3,541,763

2,429,364

2,484,119

From raw sugar processing

--

--

--

--

528,651

Imports

681,083

110,990

10,097

420,212

619,754

Total available

3,177,998

4,070,508

4,064,922

3,220,970

3,632,524

Total lifting / consumption upto

upto 30th September

1,980,072

3,042,165

3,170,374

2,402,090

3,011,876

End stock

413,290

513,062

371,389

27,274

620,648

Export

--

457,471

616,095

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--

Consumption

2,605,220

2,764,708

3,108,975

3,077,438

3,011,876