Cane output may fall 17 million tonnes below demand by 2012
The sugarcane production of India is likely to decline by 17 million tonnes below the projected demand for the end of ongoing Five Year Plan 2007-2012, said Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jyotiraditya Scindia citing the Planning Commission report. The country is estimated to produce 305.51 million tonnes of cane during 2011-12 as [...]