Tamil Nadu: Kallakurichi sugar mill sets target to crush 3.25 lakh tonnes of sugarcane in 2025-26
Kallakurichi Co-operative Sugar Mill plans to crush 3.25 lakh tonnes of sugarcane in the 2025–26 season from 9,300 acres. Last season, it processed 3.09 lakh tonnes from 3,790 farmers. The government provided a support price of ₹349 per tonne, depositing ₹10.5 crore into farmers’ bank accounts.
Kallakurichi: The Kallakurichi Co-operative Sugar Mill has announced plans to crush 3.25 lakh tonnes of sugarcane during the upcoming 2025-26 crushing season.
In a press release, officials said that sugarcane cultivated on 9,300 acres has been registered with the mill for the current season.
During the previous 2024-25 season, the mill had procured 3.09 lakh tonnes of sugarcane from 3,790 farmers across the district. As part of the government’s support, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare had fixed a support price of ₹349 per tonne for sugarcane.
A total of ₹10.5 crore was deposited directly into the bank accounts of the registered farmers as part of this initiative.
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Source : Chinimandi
