Naraingarh Sugar Mills may close operations within week due to low sugarcane supply
Ambala: The crushing season at Naraingarh Sugar Mills is expected to conclude operations within a week due to a shortfall in sugarcane supply from farmers, reported Tribune India.
Although the mill has issued its initial notice urging farmers to deliver their remaining sugarcane by tomorrow, officials clarified that this action was merely intended to incentivize farmers to offload their stocks. However, they acknowledged the likelihood of halting crushing operations within a week due to the insufficient supply.
With the mill receiving approximately 20,000 quintals of sugarcane daily against the required 40,000 quintals, authorities deemed it economically unfeasible to sustain operations.
Despite being a private sugar mill, it has been under the supervision of the Haryana Government since 2019.
Rajiv Sharma, a spokesman for the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) and a sugarcane farmer from Naraingarh, highlighted concerns over pending dues owed to farmers by the sugar mills. Sharma stated, ” Farmers’ payments have been outstanding with the sugar mills for months, attributed to their precarious financial situation. Many farmers receive their dues only after the subsequent crushing season commences. Despite the state’s advised price (SAP) of Rs 386 per quintal for the season, crushers are offering Rs 400-425 per quintal, payable in cash. Consequently, some farmers have opted to divert a portion of their produce to crushers rather than delivering it to the sugar mills.”
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