PERFORMANCE OF SUGAR INDUSTRY IN MAJOR SUGAR PRODUCING STATES OF INDIA

GANESHGOUDA I. PATIL¹*, S.B. MAHAJANASHETTI², SOMANAGOUDA I. PATIL^3
1Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Horticulture, Bidar, 585 403, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka 587104, India
²Department of AgriBusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka 580005, India
³Department of AgriBusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka 580005, India
* Corresponding Author : ganeshpatil.phd@gmail.com

Received : 25-10-2016     Accepted : 11-11-2016     Published : 18-12-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 61       Pages : 3414 - 3417
Int J Agr Sci 8.61 (2016):3414-3417

Keywords : Sugar Production, Sugarcane Production, Installed Capacity, Sugar Recovery
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : The research (thesis) work was conducted in Ph. D degree programme under the guidance of Dr. S. B. Mahanajashetti, (Professor) during 2014-15 in the department of Agri- Business Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : Dr. Ganeshgouda I. Patil, undertaken research work, data collection, analysis and paper writing; Dr. S. B. Mahajanashetti, Chairmen, assisted in analysis and paper writing; Mr. Somanagouda I. Patil, Assisted in data collection and analysis of the Data

The paper aims to analysis the performance of sugar industry in major sugar producing states of India relating to various parameters such as area under sugarcane, sugarcane production, productivity of sugarcane, sugar production, cane utilization for sugar production, number of factories in operation, installed capacity, capacity utilization, sugar recovery percent and duration of cane crushing. The growth rate technique was employed to assess the performance of sugar factories for the period 1985-86 to 2012-13. The results of the study revealed that majority of the states showed positive significant growth in the area under sugarcane, sugarcane yield, sugarcane production, number of sugar factories in operation, utilization of sugarcane for sugar production, installed capacities and sugar production. This positive growth rates was due to increase in demand for sugar consumption, diversion of cane increase sugar consumption, diversion of cane from khnadasari and gur manufacturing units to sugar factories and increased demand for by-products of sugarcane (bagasse and molasses) for further production of alcohol and co-generation and blending of ethanol with petrol. On the other side, the capacity utilization and duration of crushing season were showed negative growth rate. This could be due to cyclicality of sugarcane production which is usually happens once in two or three years i.e. surplus or shortage production of cane, frequent floods, droughts, pest and disease attack on crops.