Drought in Maharashtra and Karnataka is expected to reduce India’s kharif 2026 maize production by 16.75% to 232.09 lakh tonnes and soybean...
Maharashtra’s 2026-27 sugarcane crushing season has begun, with 65 mills operational and 158 licences issued. Farmer protests, uneven rainfall and cane shortages...
Maharashtra’s sugarcane crushing is projected to fall to 900 lakh tonnes in 2026–27 from 1,045 lakh tonnes last season, reducing sugar output...
Maharashtra sugar mills still owe farmers ₹119 crore in FRP payments for the 2025–26 season, despite clearing 99.71% of dues. Of 210...
Maharashtra’s sugar industry could lose over ₹7,000 crore after the Centre restricted ethanol procurement from sugarcane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses for...
Green Pool Commodities raised its global sugar supply deficit forecast to 6.28 million tonnes, citing lower production in Brazil, India and the...
India’s soybean production is forecast to decline 2.1% to 10.79 million tonnes in 2026 due to drought and moisture shortages. Higher output...
Maharashtra’s 2026-27 sugarcane crushing season began with 55 mills operational by October 13, ahead of the October 15 scheduled start. Drought-related cane...
Maharashtra has 2,720 sugarcane harvesters expected to cover 2.15 lakh hectares during the 2026-27 crushing season, addressing labour shortages and harvesting delays....