FAO’s food price index rose 1.5% month-on-month to 136 points in September, up 5.8% year-on-year, led by sugar and cereals. Sugar prices...
Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi said only the Centre can fix sugarcane FRP, rejecting farmer organisations’ demand for Rs 6,000 as a state...
Indonesia plans to expand sugarcane plantations to support its E20 bioethanol program, while also considering cassava as feedstock due to shortages. President...
Pakistan’s Kissan Board demanded support prices of Rs 5,000/40kg for wheat and Rs 700/40kg for sugarcane, warning of nationwide protests from November...
The Philippines’ SRA will require refiners to declare minimum refined sugar production in annual licenses and verify output monthly from October. Refiners...
El Niño is tightening global sugar supplies as excessive rain disrupts Brazil’s harvest, while weak monsoons hurt India and drought cuts Thailand’s...
Maharashtra reclaimed India’s top sugar-producing position in 2025-26, producing 99.20 lakh tonnes after crushing 1,044.21 lakh tonnes cane. However, sharp output volatility,...
Karnataka estimates ₹46,324.5 crore in crop losses from deficit rainfall, with drought likely across 220 of 240 taluks. About 47.09 lakh hectares...
Maharashtra has issued crushing licences to 210 sugar mills—104 cooperative and 106 private—for the 2026-27 season, with mills permitted to start from...