Tag: Sugar Industry

States
Haryana Raises Sugarcane SAP to Rs 430 per Quintal for 2026-27, Announces Rs 450 Rate for Next Year

Haryana Raises Sugarcane SAP to Rs 430 per Quintal for 2026-27, Announces Rs 450 Rate for Next Year

Haryana has raised the sugarcane SAP by Rs. 15 to Rs. 430 per quintal for the 2026-27...

National
DGFT Extends Duty-Free Raw Sugar Import Deadline to December 31, 2026

DGFT Extends Duty-Free Raw Sugar Import Deadline to December 31, 2026

DGFT has extended the deadline for duty-free imports of 10 lakh metric tonnes of...

International
India-New Zealand FTA Takes Effect, Centres of Excellence Planned for Apple, Kiwifruit and Honey Production

India-New Zealand FTA Takes Effect, Centres of Excellence Planned for Apple, Kiwifruit and Honey Production

The India-New Zealand FTA came into force on 20 October 2026, giving Indian exporters...

Agribusiness
ISMA Backs Sugar-Ethanol Policy, Cautions Against Preference for Dedicated Ethanol Plants

ISMA Backs Sugar-Ethanol Policy, Cautions Against Preference for Dedicated Ethanol Plants

ISMA has welcomed the Centre’s calibrated approach to sugar and ethanol policy for...

National
AIKS Demands Rs. 575 per Quintal for Sugarcane, Questions Centre’s New Committee

AIKS Demands Rs. 575 per Quintal for Sugarcane, Questions Centre’s New Committee

AIKS has demanded a legally guaranteed sugarcane price of Rs. 575 per quintal and...

Agribusiness
India Sugar Production Forecast Cut 14% to 29.5 Million Tonnes as El Niño Threatens Cane Crop: USDA Report

India Sugar Production Forecast Cut 14% to 29.5 Million Tonnes as El Niño Threatens Cane Crop: USDA Report

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cut its forecast for India’s sugar production...

States
Uttar Pradesh Approves Four New Sugarcane Varieties, Offering Alternatives To Co.0238

Uttar Pradesh Approves Four New Sugarcane Varieties, Offering Alternatives To Co.0238

Uttar Pradesh has approved four new sugarcane varieties, including three developed...

Latest News
Government Tightens Sugar Stock Rules as Prices Stay Elevated, Orders Strict Compliance from Mills

Government Tightens Sugar Stock Rules as Prices Stay Elevated, Orders Strict Compliance from Mills

The Centre has intensified efforts to keep sugar prices under control ahead of the...

States
Sugar Mills Directed to Cap Sale Price at Rs 5,000 per Quintal; Bijnor DCO Issues Letter to Mills

Sugar Mills Directed to Cap Sale Price at Rs 5,000 per Quintal; Bijnor DCO Issues Letter to Mills

The District Cane Officer (DCO), Bijnor, has directed all sugar mills in the district...

National
Government Orders Physical Verification of Sugar Stocks as Prices Surge; Stock Limits Under Consideration

Government Orders Physical Verification of Sugar Stocks as Prices Surge; Stock Limits Under Consideration

The Centre has ordered nationwide physical verification of sugar stocks at mills...

National
Sugar Prices Surge as Production Falls Short; Ex-Factory Rates Jump by Up to Rs. 600 per Quintal in July

Sugar Prices Surge as Production Falls Short; Ex-Factory Rates Jump by Up to Rs. 600 per Quintal in July

India's sugar prices have surged by up to Rs. 600 per quintal in July as lower-than-expected...

National
El Niño and Cane Crisis: India's Sugar Output May Stay Below Demand for Third Straight Year

El Niño and Cane Crisis: India's Sugar Output May Stay Below Demand for Third Straight Year

India's sugar sector is staring at a supply crunch as weak monsoon prospects, falling...

States
UP Sugar Production Falls to Decade Low as Cane Economy Faces Mounting Challenges

UP Sugar Production Falls to Decade Low as Cane Economy Faces Mounting Challenges

India's sugarcane economy is facing mounting challenges as Uttar Pradesh's sugar...

Latest News
Raju Shetti Raises Objections to Proposed Sugarcane Control Order, Seeks Stronger Safeguards for Farmers

Raju Shetti Raises Objections to Proposed Sugarcane Control Order, Seeks Stronger Safeguards for Farmers

Former Lok Sabha MP from Maharashtra and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana founder-president...

Agribusiness
Early Closure of 248 Sugar Mills Signals Stress In India’s Cane Economy

Early Closure of 248 Sugar Mills Signals Stress In India’s Cane Economy

Out of 536 sugar mills that commenced crushing operations this season, 248 had already...

Opinion
Why Farmers Are Turning Against India’s Ethanol Expansion?

Why Farmers Are Turning Against India’s Ethanol Expansion?

Once promoted as a major income booster for farmers, the ethanol policy now faces...