- Sugarcane in India is processed into sugar, jaggery and khandasari. Jaggery (gur / bella/panela) is the natural mixture of sugar and molasses containing vitamins and minerals makes it highly nutritious concentrated sugar.
- It is called by different names in different parts of the country like Gur in Maharashtra, Vellam in Tamil Nadu, Bella in Karnataka.
- India tops in world jaggery production & export.
Arrivals in Qtls
Major Markets | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chamrajnagar | 50324 | 27999 | 25146 | 10259 |
Mandya | 1265007 | 610542 | 520162 | 758923 |
Mahalingapura | 182046 | 240109 | 221432 | 224299 |
Bhadravathi | 45724 | 48605 | 27878 | 33418 |
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