New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): India's sugar production for the 2025-26 sugar season is projected to rise sharply to 343.5 lakh tons, up around 16 per cent from 296.1 lakh tons in 2024-25, according to the first advance estimates released by the Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association ( ISMA ) this week.

The estimates, based on post-monsoon satellite imagery captured in October 2025, were reviewed at ISMA 's Executive Committee meeting held on November 4.

The assessment reflects improved cane acreage, favourable weather, and higher yields across major sugar-producing states nationwide.

The total sugarcane acreage for 2025-26 is estimated at 57.35 lakh hectares, slightly higher than 57.11 lakh hectares in the previous year, representing a marginal 0.4 per cent i

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