Uttar Pradesh has surpassed Maharashtra in sugar production for the current season, despite operating fewer sugar mills. While Uttar Pradesh had 118 operational sugar mills during this period, Maharashtra had 210 mills in operation.

Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, Uttar Pradesh`s Minister for Cane Development and Sugar Mills, stated, "UP is ahead of Maharashtra in terms of sugar production, along with several other factors." Chaudhary provided further details, stating, "Uttar Pradesh has produced a total of 107.29 lakh tonnes of sugar in the 2022-2023 sugar season, including 3.05 lakh tonnes of Khandsari (physically extracted sugar from liquid jaggery), compared to Maharashtra`s production of 105.30 lakh tonnes. Additionally, Uttar Pradesh has cultivated sugarcane across an area of 28.53 lakh hectares (the highest in India), whereas Maharashtra cultivated sugarcane across 14.87 lakh hectares."