Which of the following states has emerged as the largest sugar producer during the current season of 2021-22?

During the current season of 2021-22, the state is crushing the highest amount of cane and producing the highest ever amount of sugar. Maharashtra has crushed 1194.75 lt of cane and produced 124.75 lt of sugar. The mill owned by Natural Sugar and Allied Industries Limited at Osmanabad district’s Kalamb taluka will end up crushing 12.5 lakh tonnes (lt) of cane this season, the highest since it started operations in 2000, said its CMD Bhairavnath B Thombare. Uttar Pradesh, which over the last few seasons had emerged as the sweetener factory of the country, has till date crushed 913 lt of cane and produced 92.33 lt of sugar.