Private traders from Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are buying Telangana paddy at ₹4,000–₹4,600 per quintal, well above the government’s MSP. Rising...
Maharashtra’s 2026-27 sugar production estimate has been cut to 90.18 lakh tonnes from 102.5 lakh tonnes due to inadequate rainfall and deteriorating...
Drought-hit Maharashtra sugar mills face intensifying competition for limited sugarcane as crushing begins ahead of the October 15 deadline. Natural Sugar has...
The ISO reported that raw sugar prices averaged 18.37 cents/lb in September, up from August, while speculative funds’ net long position increased...
India’s sugar production faces risks from strengthening El Niño and drought in Maharashtra, threatening sugarcane yields and sugar recovery in 2026-27. Retail...
India’s vegetable oil production could decline 5–10% in MY 2026/27 due to adverse weather and soybean-area drought. El Niño may reduce Southeast...
Maharashtra’s 25 sugar mills still owe ₹175 crore in FRP payments for 2025-26, according to the Sugar Commissionerate. Of 210 mills, 185...
Pune’s ethanol suppliers showed wide variation against ESY 2025-26 allocations through August 2026. Nira-Bhima supplied 99%, while Bhimashankar and Parag Agro Foods...
Farmers’ organisations in Maharashtra and Karnataka oppose the Centre’s push for early sugarcane crushing, warning immature cane could cut yields and sugar...