(a) whether the cost of sugar production in Uttar Pradesh is more than the cost of sugar
production in other States;
(b) if so, details of the per quintal cost of sugar production in the country, state-wise; and
(c) the details of the price at which sugarcane is being sold by the farmers to the sugar mills in various States of the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRASAD )
(a)&(b): The actual cost of production of sugar, as incurred by various sugar mills, is
not maintained by the Government. Hence, no comparison of production cost of sugar between
Uttar Pradesh and other States is feasible.
(c): As reported by the sugar factories, the range of sugarcane prices paid by the factories
in the different States of the country for the sugar season 2000-2001 is at Annexure.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5875 DUE FOR ANSWER
ON 31-8-2001 IN THE LOK SABHA.
STATEMENT SHOWING RANGE OF SUGARCANE PRICE PAID BY THE FACTORIES IN THE DIFFERENT STATES OF
THE COUNTRY DURING SUGAR SEASON 2000-2001 (PROVISIONAL).
(Rs. per Quintal)
S.No. STATES
1. Uttar Pradesh 86.00 to 95.00
2. Bihar 81.00 to 86.00
3. Punjab 96.00 to 100.00
4. Haryana 104.00 to 110.00
5. Assam 72.50 6. West Bengal 76.00 to 84.00
7 Orissa 59.50 to 83.00
8. Madhya Pradesh 77.50 to 94.05
9. Maharashtra 60.00 to 96.60+ 10. Gujarat 65.00 to 85.50+ 11. Andhra Pradesh 67.90 to 88.10 12. Tamil Nadu 59.50 to 87.93 13. Karnataka 60.00 to 83.50+ 14. Pondicherry 59.50
+ In case of Maharashtra, Gujarat and part of Karnataka, the final cane price is decided after the close of the sugar season.