Maharashtra’s sugarcane crushing season for 2025–26 has picked up pace, with 147 mills crushing 117.27 lakh MT of cane as of November 19, according to the latest report from the state sugar commissioner. Kolhapur division continues to lead the State, with its 30 operational factories crushing 29.61 lakh tonnes (lt) of cane and producing 25.32 lakh quintals of sugar.
The division has recorded the highest recovery so far at 8.55 per cent. Pune division follows, where 23 mills have crushed 27.57 lt and produced 21.94 lakh quintals, yielding a recovery of 7.96 per cent. In Solapur division, 32 factories have crushed 27.38 lt of cane and produced 18.51 lakh quintals of sugar, with a recovery of 6.76 per cent. Ahilyanagar division’s 21 factories have crushed 14.71 lt and produced 9.75 lakh quintals, recording a recovery of 6.63 per cent.
