All posts tagged "farmers"
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314Sugar News in EnglishBangladesh: State-run sugar mills face fund crisis as BSFIC struggles to pay farmers
Bangladesh’s state-owned sugar mills face severe financial strain as BSFIC lacks Tk 3.30 billion to pay cane farmers. Only 31 percent of...
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245Sugar News in EnglishKarnataka HC declines to stay higher price for sugarcane growers in setback to mills
The Karnataka High Court declined to stay the state’s November 8 order granting sugarcane growers a price above the Centre’s FRP. Mills...
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266Rice News in EnglishPhilippines : NFA rice auction frees warehouse spaces for local palay buying
The Philippine Department of Agriculture said the National Food Authority freed warehouse space by auctioning nearly 16,000 MT of aging rice stocks....
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232Maize News in EnglishTelangana : Harish Rao slams Congress over delay in payments to maize farmers
Former minister T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of delaying payment to farmers for paddy and maize procurement, saying dues remain...
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354Maize News in EnglishKarnataka revises maize procurement norms; raises cap to 50 quintals per farmer
Karnataka raised the MSP maize procurement limit to 50 quintals per farmer after grower protests. Purchases will follow FRUITS land records, allowing...
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743Rice News in EnglishIndia’s rabi-crop plantings expected to increase
India’s 2026 rabi sowing is ahead of last year, boosted by abundant rainfall, recharged reservoirs, higher MSPs, and ample urea stocks. Wheat,...
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189Maize News in English
Shivakumar blames Centre for maize growers’ problems in Karnataka
Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar accused the Centre of neglecting maize growers, saying it has not revised MSP or supported procurement, while...
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199Sugar News in EnglishPakistan : Cane growers decry unfair pricing, delays in crushing
Farmers’ protests are escalating as the Sindh Abadgar Board warns the government against underpaying sugarcane growers. Despite a production cost of Rs544...
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460Sugar News in EnglishHigher sugar MSP: A critical reform needed to ensure timely payment to farmers-Editorial by Uppal Shah
India’s sugar industry warns that stagnant sugar MSP, unchanged since 2019 despite rising cane FRP/SAP, is squeezing mill margins and threatening timely...
