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Short supply of sugarcanes

Production likely to fall short of target in 15 sugar mills
NARAIL. Mar 3: Hoping a bumper production of sugarcane. country's 15 sugar mills set a big target to produce 1.73 lakh nils of sugar crushing 22.60 lakh mts of sugarcane this season. But the output seems to fall far short of the target reports UNB.
Official sources said nine mills, out of 10 In the country's northern region, have already ceased sugar production before achieving their targets due to short supply of sugarcanes.
The closed mills — Rajshahl Sugar Mills. Natore Sugar Mills. Pabna Sugar Mills. Joy-purhat Sugar Mills. North Bengal Sugar Mills. ShetabganJ Sugar Mills. Thakurgaon Sugar Mills and Rangpur Sugar Mills — produced 60.09 mts sugar crushing 888.69 mts of sugarcanes against the target of 110.80 mts sugar.
To achieve the target, some 2.12 lakh acres of land have been brought under sugarcane cultivation In the region this season But pest attack and Hood have taken their toll on sugarcane production.
Crushing of sugarcanes in unauthorised power crushers for production of molasses are also blamed lor short supply of sugarcane to the sugar mills.
Mill wise breakup of the targeted production: Pabna Sugar Mills— 8.000 mts. North Bengal Sugar Mills —18,792 mts. Na-tore Sugar Mills—1G.842 mts. Kushlia Sugar Mills—12.900. Keru and Company. Darshana — 12.270 mts. Mobarakganf Sugar Mills—11.670 mts. Zeel Bangla Sugar Mills—10.439 mis. Faridpur Sugar Mills— U.820 mts. Joypurhat Sugar Mills—12.144 mts. Shyampur Sugar Mills—7.850' mts.
Tliakurgaon Sugar Mills — 10.444 mts. Rangpur Sugar Mills—8.820 mis. Rajshahl Sugar Mills —13.356 mts. SetabgmiJ Sugar MllLs—9 144 mts and Panchagarh Sugar Mills — 9.396 mts.
An official of Ishawardi Sugar Research institute said sucrose extraction from sugar-canes In Bangladesh ranges from 5 and 8 per cent while 10-15 per cent In neighbouring Indi.) and Pakistan.
He suggested cultivation of high yielding variety of sugar-canes to boost the country's sugar production.
Another report from Panchagarh adds: Panchagarh Sugar Mill produced 8.000 mts tons of sugar this season against to 6.552 mts last year.
Officials said the sugar (Hill has already earned Tk 6 crore by selling sugar at Tk 24.000 per
metric ton.
The mill, which started production on November 12 last year, produced sugar worth about Tk 21.78 crore crushing 93.868 mts sugarcane till February 12. 11 produced sugar worth Tk 18 crore crushing 93,868 mis during the same period last year.
The officials said sugarcane growers received loan totaling Tk 8.23 crore through 31 sugarcane purchasing centres In 1998 1999 fiscal and the mill authorities have so far real sed Tl< 3.20 crore from them.
Panchagarh Sugar Mill Workers' Union President Abdur Rahman and General Secretary Anwarul Haque hoped that the sugar mill, which Incurred huge loss for years in the past, would soon emerge as a profitmaking Industry.