Tag: Sugarcane Farmers

ELECTIONS 2024
Bitterness in sugar bowl: Sugarcane belt politics out in the open

Bitterness in sugar bowl: Sugarcane belt politics out in the open

At Pilibhit on Tuesday, while wooing the sugarcane cultivators, Modi claimed that...

From the Ground
Ground Report: A New Era in the Jaggery-Khandsari Industry with Tech-Savvy Entrepreneurs

Ground Report: A New Era in the Jaggery-Khandsari Industry with Tech-Savvy Entrepreneurs

The rapid increase in the number of sugar mills in UP threatened the existence of...

Agribusiness
Uttar Pradesh ranks second in sugar output, production expected to increase in Maharashtra

Uttar Pradesh ranks second in sugar output, production expected to increase in Maharashtra

Sugar production in Uttar Pradesh this year is likely to be around 105 lakh tonnes...

Agribusiness
Due to non-availability of sugarcane, sugar mills start closing early in UP, Uttarakhand

Due to non-availability of sugarcane, sugar mills start closing early in UP, Uttarakhand

According to information received from the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA),...

Latest News
Marginal drop in sugar output at 25.53 MT so far this marketing year: ISMA

Marginal drop in sugar output at 25.53 MT so far this marketing year: ISMA

The country's sugar production dropped by 1.19 percent to 25.53 million tonne so...

National
FRP of sugarcane hiked by Rs 25, but due to low recovery farmers may not get benefit

FRP of sugarcane hiked by Rs 25, but due to low recovery farmers may not get benefit

The increase in FRP of sugarcane by the Central Government is being termed as a...

States
UP government increased sugarcane SAP by Rs 20, farmers were expecting a higher increase

UP government increased sugarcane SAP by Rs 20, farmers were expecting a higher increase

After a long wait, the Uttar Pradesh government has finally announced an increase...

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Punjab govt hikes sugarcane price by Rs 11 a qtl to Rs 391; now all eyes on UP

Punjab govt hikes sugarcane price by Rs 11 a qtl to Rs 391; now all eyes on UP

Punjab government has hiked sugarcane price by Rs 11 per quintal, with Chief Minister...

States
Madras High Court Orders Private Mill Owners to Pay Rs 220 Cr to Tamil Nadu Sugarcane Farmers

Madras High Court Orders Private Mill Owners to Pay Rs 220 Cr to Tamil Nadu Sugarcane Farmers

The Madras High Court ordered private mills to pay a due amount of rupees 220 crore...

States
CPCB orders closure of 45 sugar mills in Maharashtra for polluting environment

CPCB orders closure of 45 sugar mills in Maharashtra for polluting environment

In a blow to the sugar industry in Maharashtra, the Central Pollution Control Board...

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Crushing season tastes bitter for UP sugarcane growers

Crushing season tastes bitter for UP sugarcane growers

Almost three months into the sugarcane crushing cycle, the Uttar Pradesh government...

States
Maharashtra sugarcane farmers demand share in ethanol earnings and increase in FRP

Maharashtra sugarcane farmers demand share in ethanol earnings and increase in FRP

Sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra have demanded a share in the earnings from ethanol...

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Unpaid dues to cane farmers in UP Rs 7,000 crore for current season; another Rs 1,500 crore remains from previous one

Unpaid dues to cane farmers in UP Rs 7,000 crore for current season; another Rs 1,500 crore remains from previous one

Sugar mills bought 465.25 lt of cane from the farmers in the crushing season 2021-22...

States
UP sugar mills stand in arrears of Rs 4,450 cr to the cane farmers for last crushing season

UP sugar mills stand in arrears of Rs 4,450 cr to the cane farmers for last crushing season

The new sugarcane crushing season (2021-22) has started in UP but the cane farmers’...

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FRP of Rs 290 per quintal approved for sugarcane

FRP of Rs 290 per quintal approved for sugarcane

The Government has approved the FRP of sugarcane payable by sugar mills for the...