Sugarcane Area and production | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Area under cane (‘000 Ha) | 211.3 | 223.6 | 220.8 | 191.2 | 202.4 |
Area harvested (‘000 ha) | 72.2 | 77.8 | 85.8 | 67.7 | 73.1 |
Total Production (‘000 tonnes) | 6409.9 | 7164.8 | 7151.7 | 4751.6 | 5262.2 |
Production non-contracted farms (‘000 tonnes) | 1977.1 | 1995.8 | 1816.7 | 1004.3 | 1233.1 |
Average yield (tonnes/ha) | 61.4 | 66.4 | 62.2 | 55.3 | 55.1 |