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Area under cane cultivation rises 1.5% year-on-year to 57.58 lakh hectare

India’s sugarcane area reached 57.58 lakh hectares as of 24 July, up 1.5% year-on-year and 6.2% above the normal area. It was...

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Biofuel boom forces India to rethink its vegetable oils strategy

IVPA warned that rising global biofuel demand, climate risks and geopolitical uncertainty are tightening vegetable oil supplies, increasing India's import dependence. The...

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Ethanol-blended petrol rollout: Govt says ‘no assessment done’ on number of E20-compatible vehicles

The Indian government told Parliament it has not assessed how many vehicles are fully E20-compatible, but said extensive studies and field trials...

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Sugar retails for around Rs 50 per kg, Centre tells mills to submit stock details

Retail sugar prices in Maharashtra have risen to ₹49–51/kg, driven by concerns over tighter supplies and lower production linked to delayed monsoon...

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Sugar imports crush SA growers as sales plunge 45,000 tonnes

South Africa’s sugar industry has urged the government to urgently revise its import tariff mechanism after 2026 sugar imports nearly doubled year-on-year,...

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ISMA expects sugar prices to remain stable, sees comfortable stocks at season-end

ISMA expects India’s sugar prices to remain stable at ₹43–44/kg for the rest of the current season, supported by adequate stocks of...

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Amid storage crunch, beneficiaries to get four months’ wheat in one go

Punjab has begun distributing a four-month NFSA wheat quota (20 kg per person) in the July–September cycle, including October’s allocation, to address...

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Rice prices surge in Kerala as supply falls – KERALA – GENERAL

Kerala rice prices have risen sharply due to reduced supplies from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, lower production, higher exports...