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Sugar production set to decline, Govt hikes fair price of sugarcane by 4.41%
May 01, 2025 5:11 am
According to the statement, the cost of sugarcane production for the sugar season 2025-26 is Rs 173/qtl. “This FRP of Rs 355/qtl at a recovery rate of 10.25% is higher by 105.2% over production cost.
UP dithers over cane price, farmers hope for big hike in poll year
January 03, 2024 7:13 am
Sugar mills worry over diversion to higher-paying gur-making units
Protest over sugarcane price: After NH, farmers block tracks; Mann sends emissary with Rs 8 per quintal hike offer
November 24, 2023 9:42 am
Farmers led by Bharti Kisan Union (Doaba) are staging a 'dharna' on the Amritsar-Delhi National Highway which has affected traffic between Jalandhar and Delhi.
Sugarcane arrears to farmers at 5-year low, govt data shows
October 04, 2022 7:40 am
The data shows that sugarcane worth Rs 1.18 lakh crore was procured from farmers during the 2021-22 season, of which Rs 1.12 lakh crore has been paid till September 30 -- leaving Rs 5,910 crore in dues, which is five per cent of the amount payable.
Uttar Pradesh hikes cane purchase price to Rs 350/quintal
September 27, 2021 2:30 am
Addressing the Kisan Sammelan organised in Lucknow, the chief minister also announced to waive interest on pending electric bills of farmers.
Cane fair and remunerative price hiked by Rs 20/quintal
July 19, 2018 6:07 am
The catch, however, is that the new FRP of Rs 275 per quintal is linked to a higher basic sugar recovery of 10 per cent of cane. This is against the FRP of Rs 255 per quintal for the 2017-18 season, which is linked to a basic recovery of only 9.5 per cent.
Govt hikes sugarcane price by Rs 20 per quintal to Rs 275
July 18, 2018 3:57 pm
The FRP, which is the minimum price that sugar mills have to pay to sugarcane farmers, is Rs 255 per quintal for the 2017-18 season. The increase is also likely to result in states like Uttar Pradesh, which do not follow the centrally-announced FRP, raising their own advisory prices.
In sugar belt in south, prices keep farmers happy
December 05, 2017 7:16 am
Singh says farmers here are paid about Rs 2,500 a tonne for their standing crop, approximately Rs 350 a tonne for harvesting and another Rs 200 for transportation.
Low prices and non-viable exports make for bitter sugar harvest
November 07, 2014 11:35 am
Maharashtra CM’s first challenge could be cane farmers’ agitation.
Deadlock ends,mills start crushing cane today
December 02, 2013 3:39 am
Bowing down to the pressure from the state government,private sugar mill owners Sunday agreed to procure sugarcane at Rs 280 per quintal and start crushing from Monday.
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