According to a senior Food Ministry official, this will reduce the pressure to sell sugar to the mills. It was stated that in April only 18 lakh tonnes of sugar was released. Total sugar production in the current crushing season 2018-19 (October to September) is estimated at 307 lakh tonnes compared to 325 lakh tonnes in the previous crushing season, according to the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA). Source - Outlook Agriculture, March 26, 2019 If you find this information useful, click on the yellow thumbs up sign under the photo and also share this with your farmer friends using the options given below.