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Calculation results
Monthly results except when explicitly marked annual. Unattainable break-even means insufficient positive contribution.
Sales and expenses are entered ex-GST; the model does not calculate GST/TCS, actual subsidies, cash flow or loan principal.
How to use this calculator
The crusher accepts sugarcane kilograms per day. Working days convert this to monthly input. Recovery is the ratio of gross jaggery produced to cane mass; post-production loss removes broken, contaminated or otherwise unsaleable stock. The model prices only saleable kilograms and charges the entire purchased cane input. This stops a common error: applying the selling price to gross theoretical yield while ignoring rejected stock.
Costs, margin and accounting treatment
Purchase and inward haulage are paid on every kilogram of cane. Variable labour and external fuel/power are entered per input kilogram; packaging and final dispatch apply only to saleable jaggery. If bagasse is used to fire the furnace, enter only the actual additional purchased fuel net of bagasse use. Interest and depreciation are separated from EBITDA, so the operator can see both cash-like operating contribution and accounting profit.
Worked Indian business example
The default scenario crushes 3,000 kg of cane daily for 24 days. With 11% gross recovery and 2% post-production loss, it produces 7,761.60 kg of saleable jaggery. The user can inspect the actual input costs and realised price to decide whether a procurement or process improvement is more effective.
Risk, sensitivity and practical decisions
Lower cane recovery makes the economic effect asymmetric: cane purchases remain unchanged even as saleable kilograms fall. Try 9% and 12% recovery, then change selling price and plant utilisation. For example, a unit with plenty of capacity can remain unprofitable when contribution per cane kilogram is negative. The calculator reports break-even as unattainable instead of inventing a target.
Practical operating checklist
- Measure actual cane weighed-in, not just supplier invoice quantity.
- Use weighbridge and production records to calculate gross recovery.
- Deduct demonstrated wastage before multiplying by realised net sales price.
- Separate per-cane costs from per-saleable-kg costs.
- Compare accounting break-even with installed monthly crushing capacity.
- Review batch yields, bagasse energy utilisation and product testing regularly.
Mistakes that distort profit
- Treating extraction percentage as jaggery saleable yield without adjusting cooling/moulding wastage.
- Counting bagasse fuel savings and bagasse sale proceeds twice.
- Using GST-inclusive income with ex-GST material expenses.
- Ignoring interest and depreciation when claiming accounting profitability.
Legal and compliance considerations
A jaggery unit is a food business. Check FSSAI registration/licence based on actual facts, food-safety controls, quality standards, packaging labels and local pollution/fire/labour permissions as applicable. ICAR describes crushing, filtration, concentration, cooling and moulding; those descriptions explain production but do not establish a universal recovery percentage or statutory input price. This tool does not determine GST classification, ITC or any subsidy.
Official institutional reading
- ICAR, Indian Farming, October 2025 – jaggery processing (institutional context, not automatic price data)
- ICAR KVK jaggery production initiative (institutional context, not automatic price data)
- FSSAI registration overview (institutional context, not automatic price data)
Frequently asked questions
Does 11% recovery apply across India?
No. Recovery depends on variety, cane freshness, juice composition, extraction and process control. The default is illustrative; replace it with your mill records.
Is all bagasse income counted?
No. This model assumes any bagasse offset is reflected in the net external fuel input. Do not also add unverified bagasse sales.
How are GST and FSSAI treated?
Sales and costs should be entered on a comparable ex-GST basis. Food registration, hygiene, label and product standards must be checked separately.
Educational working tool. Results follow the scope and assumptions described on this page and the figures you enter; they are not accounting, audit, tax, legal, investment or financing advice. Sample values are illustrative, not market benchmarks. Treatment depends on facts, contracts and the law or standard in force for the relevant period, so reconcile to your records and consult a qualified professional before you rely on a result.