| Sugar industry may engage RLD for resolving cane impasse | 25-NOV-09 |
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| The Uttar Pradesh sugar industry, the largest in the country, may engage Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) in talks for resolving the cane price impasse, which is delaying the full fledged crushing in the state. |
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| Jute mills' body seeks to reinvent self as member breaks ranks | 24-NOV-09 |
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| Nearly a decade and a half ago, a leading south-India based group with four sugar factories resigned the membership of Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) leaving the industry then guessing about the compulsion of the move. What, however, was of some comfort for ISMA was that the group gave a commitment that it would neither work at cross purposes with the association nor would it ever say anything critical about it. |
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| Record sugar import likely this year: USDA | 24-NOV-09 |
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| India, the world’s largest sugar consuming nation, may import a record of six million tonnes in the 2009-10 season due to a sharp dip in domestic production, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a report. Last season, the country purchased almost 2.8 million tonnes sugar from the global market, it said. Sugar season runs from October to September. |
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| Karnataka plans jaggery park | 24-NOV-09 |
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| Even as the sugar industry is competing with jaggery makers for a larger share of cane for their mills, the Karnataka government has initiated steps to popularise new sugar-rich cane varieties suitable for jaggery making and increase productivity of jaggery units. |
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| Talks on cane pricing fail at all-party meet | 23-NOV-09 |
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| Discussions on sugarcane pricing remained "inconclusive" today at an all-party meeting, which was called to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament after both Houses remained paralysed for the first two days of the winter session over the issue. |
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| Cane crushing to produce over 100 lakh tonnes | 23-NOV-09 |
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| Almost all the sugarcane factories have started cane crushing for the season. With crushing activity picking up, industry players estimate that around 100 lakh tonnes are likely to be crushed in 2009-10, while government has pegged the figure at 107 lakh tonnes. |
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| Govt calls Oppn over breakfast after sugar row | 23-NOV-09 |
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| After the storm on sugar pricing issue, the government has convened a breakfast meeting with leaders of all political parties tomorrow in a bid to ensure smooth running of Parliament. |
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| Sugarcane issue stalls Parliament on second day | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Parliament was rocked for the second day today over the new sugarcane pricing policy with a united opposition mounting further pressure on the government to withdraw the controversial ordinance that saw massive farmers’ protests yesterday. |
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| Govt seizes 4.3 lakh quintals of sugar from hoarders | 20-NOV-09 |
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| The government today said it has seized 4.30 lakh quintals of sugar from hoarders in four states this year. In an attempt to curb the rise in prices, the government had imposed in March stock holding and turnover limits on all sugar dealers. It had also restrained bulk consumers from holding sugar stock beyond 15 days of their requirement. |
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| Govt may amend 'state' term in Sugar ordinance | 20-NOV-09 |
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| In a bid to resolve the problem over sugarcane pricing controversy, the government is understood to be toying with the idea of amending the relevant ordinance by removing the term 'state' to ease the burden on the state governments on paying the farmers the difference in amount over the fair price. |
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