Demanding that the State government permit Siddhasiri Ethanol and Power (SEP) Factory (sugar factory) to resume operations by November 1, the Kalaburagi District Sugarcane Growers Association has said that sugarcane growers will stage a rasta roko in their respective villages and stage an indefinite dharna outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office from November 4. District president of … Read more
New Delhi: US and Australia alleged India of giving subsidies to sugarcane farmers far exceeding limits set in global trade norms.The two countries told the WTO that they estimated that over the period 2018-19 to 2021-22, New Delhi provided sugarcane subsidy between 91-100%, which was “vastly in excess of the limits set out” at 10% … Read more
The story so far: As farmers protest on Delhi borders, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved ₹340/quintal as the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for sugar season 2024-25 at 10.25% sugar recovery rate. Affirming its ‘guarantee’ to double farmers’ income, the Centre pointed out that the new FRP was 8% … Read more
New Delhi: Sugar production in Karnataka, the country’s third largest producer, is estimated to fall by 42.30 per cent to 34.51 lakh tonne in the 2023-24 sugar season that started this month, due to lower cane output and less sugar recovery. Sugar production in the state stood at 59.81 lakh tonne in the just completed … Read more
New Delhi: The government is considering imposing a 25% duty on exports of molasses – a by-product of sugarcane and key ingredient for ethanol productions – as it expects a decline in sugar production in the upcoming season, senior officials said. The curbs on exports are expected to boost the availability of molasses for domestic … Read more
Pune: Sugar mills of Maharashtra and Karnataka, which together account for more than half of the country’s production of the sweetener, are gearing up for a fierce battle among themselves to get every stalk of sugarcane possible. For the first time ever, Karnataka has fixed an official date to begin sugar production and take legal … Read more
The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Federation (NFCSF) on Wednesday revised sugar production estimate lower to 32.7 million tonnes in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing year ending September from its earlier estimate of 35.5 million tonnes. The revised sugar production estimate is, however, down by 8.88 per cent from the actual production of 35.92 million tonnes … Read more
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis watches the live telecast of Union Budget 2023-24 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 01, 2023. Photo: Twitter/@Dev_Fadnavis Stating that the Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would give a massive boost for Maharashtra’s sugarcane industry, Deputy Chief Minister and State Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis … Read more
Sugar production of Maharashtra, the top sugar producing state of the country, is set to decline by about 6-7% in the ongoing 2022-23 sugar season, which may dim chances of more sugar exports from India. Lower yield of sugarcane per acre due to erratic monsoon and more diversion of sugar for ethanol production cut sugar … Read more
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Sugarcane farmers in Haryana have decided to kick-off a State-wide agitation outside the residences of ruling coalition legislators and sugar mills to seek a hike in the crop’s support price. The decision was taken at a meeting of representatives of Ganna Kisan Sangharsh Samiti and Bharatiya Kisan … Read more