Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jun 20 (PTI) Eight sugar mills in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh have produced 116.75 lakh quintals of sugar this season, 11 lakh quintals more than last year, a district official said on Saturday.

According to District Cane Officer R D Dwivedi, the eight mills in Khatoli, Mansurpur, Khaikheri, Budhana, Tikola, Morna, Titawi and Rohana purchased 1,058.10 lakh quintals of sugarcane from farmers.

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The total output of sugar stood at 116.75 lakh quintals, Dwivedi said.

The mills have already cleared 62 per cent of their dues to farmers.

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All the mills have stopped sugarcane crushing for this season. The mill in Mansurpur was the last to stop crushing on Friday, the officer said.

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