Mills have produced 311 lakh tonnes of sugar (after diversion for ethanol) between October 1, 2022 and April 15, 2023 in the course of the current sugar season, as towards 328.7 lakh tonnes in the identical interval of the final sugar season. The Indian Sugar Mills’ Association mentioned in its replace that in the current season, which started on October 1 final 12 months, 532 sugar mills began manufacturing and 132 of them continued to function. In the final season 305 mills have been working as of April 15, 2022.