Sugar production in the country till 15 January 2023 in the current marketing year is 156.8 lakh tonnes (lt) as against 150.8 lt in the corresponding period of the previous year.
The number of operating factories is also higher at 515 against 507 that operated last year on the corresponding date, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said in a statement.
"As per port information and market reports, about 55 lt of contracts for export of sugar have already been entered into so far," it said
Out of that, over 18 lt of sugar has been physically exported out of the country up to 31 December 2022.
This is almost similar to the sugar exported by the end of December 2021, the Association said.
The government has allowed sugar mills to export 60 lt of sugar till May in the 2022-23 marketing year (October-September).
In the previous marketing year, the mills had exported around 112 lt, an all-time high.