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