About Sugarcane and Jaggery
Sugarcane feeds India's sugar mills, ethanol distilleries and the traditional jaggery (gur) industry. India is the world's largest sugar consumer and one of the largest producers, and Muzaffarnagar and Kolhapur are famous jaggery markets.
Where Sugarcane and Jaggery Is Grown
The main growing states and districts are listed below. Tap a state for its markets, season, agencies and buyers.
| State | Main districts | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Shamli, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bijnor, Saharanpur | India's largest cane state. |
| Maharashtra | Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Pune, Solapur, Ahmednagar | Cooperative sugar mills and Kolhapur jaggery. |
| Karnataka | Belagavi, Bagalkot, Mandya, Vijayapura | A major cane state. |
| Tamil Nadu | Erode, Villupuram, Thanjavur, Cuddalore | Cane and jaggery. |
| Gujarat | Surat, Navsari, Bharuch | Cooperative mills in the south. |
| Bihar | West Champaran, Gopalganj, Sitamarhi | North Bihar cane. |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam, Chittoor | Anakapalli jaggery market. |
| Punjab | Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar | Cane and jaggery. |
How It Is Grown
Cane is planted from setts and harvested after 10–18 months; a ratoon crop grows from the stubble. Jaggery is made by boiling cane juice in open pans until it solidifies.
Season
Crushing season roughly October–April.
Uses and Buyers
Sugar mills (paying the fair and remunerative price, FRP), ethanol distilleries, jaggery units (kolhus), and jaggery and khandsari traders.
Quality and Price
Cane is paid by weight with recovery-linked bonuses; jaggery is graded by colour, hardness and purity. Kolhapur jaggery holds a GI tag.
Government Buying
Fair and remunerative price (FRP) fixed by the central government, with state advised prices in some states. Procurement is organised by central and state agencies when market prices fall below the support price.
Companies, Markets and Bodies
- Muzaffarnagar jaggery marketUttar PradeshAboutExplore
- Kolhapur jaggery marketMaharashtra; GI-tagged jaggeryAboutExplore
- Anakapalli jaggery marketAndhra PradeshAboutExplore
- ICAR – Sugarcane Breeding InstituteCoimbatoreAboutExplore
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