08-08-2008, 02:53 PM
<b>Sugarcane output may drop by 40pc</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>KARACHI, Aug 7 : Sugarcane production may drop by 40 per cent this year compared to last year</b> owing to less area brought under cultivation, shortage of water and urea, and change in crop pattern.
The area under crop this year has been estimated at 2,65,138 hectares as against 3,08,806 hectares cultivated last year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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