Assessing India’s Sugarcane Position: State-Wise Area, Production, Productivity and Projected Cost (A2+FL)

This paper examines India’s sugarcane status using official 2022–2023 state-wise data on area, production and productivity, and projected cost (A2+FL) series (2017–2018 to 2023–2024). We place India’s harvested area in the global context, analyze inter-state variations, and study recent trends in production cost. Findings highlight India’s large harvested area but varied productivity across states, with Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra dominating area and production. Cost trends (A2+FL) show rising input pressures in several major states. Policy implications for price support, targeted yield improvements and cost-efficiency measures are discussed. (Data sources: Ministry of Agriculture & FAO)