Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Ikram Shariff directed five sugar factories to agree with growers on cane prices and harvesting issues within a week....
Maharashtra’s 25 sugar mills still owe ₹175 crore in FRP payments for 2025-26, according to the Sugar Commissionerate. Of 210 mills, 185...
Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi said only the Centre can fix sugarcane FRP, rejecting farmer organisations’ demand for Rs 6,000 as a state...
Maharashtra’s sugar commissionerate initiated recovery proceedings against 15 mills after 30 factories were found owing farmers Rs194 crore in 2025-26 FRP dues....
Australia has raised WTO concerns over India’s sugarcane support, saying it exceeded the permitted 10% limit in seven years between 2018-19 and...
Maharashtra sugar mills have ₹256 crore in pending FRP dues to sugarcane farmers despite the completion of the 2025-26 crushing season. Of...
Maharashtra’s sugar mills earned over ₹8,250 crore from ethanol and bagasse-based power generation during the 2025–26 season, strengthening industry finances. However, many...
Maharashtra’s sugar industry defended India’s E20 programme, saying ethanol has strengthened mill finances, farmer payments and rural livelihoods. The state invested ₹35,000...
Chhattisgarh enrolled 4,691 sugarcane farmers as shareholder-members of the Bhoramdeo Cooperative Sugar Producers Factory, expanding membership to nearly 23,000. The government urged...