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Sugarcane dues top Rs 21,000 cr in 2020-21 season with UP leading the way

A long-overdue increase in MSP could help clearing some of the dues, trade sources say; but inflation could be a concern

India expected to produce 31 mn tonnes of sugar in 21-22 season, says ISMA

This will come despite likely diversion of 3.4 million tonnes sugar towards ethanol

How India's sugar sector managed to shrug off its perpetual cyclical nature

Experts cite three key drivers of what they see as a permanent change in production patterns

Centre, NITI Aayog working on devising long-term solution for sugar sector

The solution to the sugar Industry problem lies in any or a combo of a price stabilisation fund, the Gujarat model of payment of cane dues and increased focus on ethanol blending

Best of BS Opinion: Sugarcane pricing, higher tax-GDP, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Sugarcane pricing

Proposed reforms are good but much more needs to be done

Sugarcane rates stagnant amid inflation; UP owes farmers Rs 12k cr: Tikait

Tikait said over the years, prices of petrol and diesel, LPG cylinders, school education and fertilizers have gone up but the price of sugarcane has remained as it is

Sugarcane arrears at Rs 16,883 cr as on Jan 31 of 2020-21 marketing year

Sugar mills owe Rs 16,883 crore to cane farmers as on January 31 of the current marketing year that started in October, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

Govt rules out reducing minimum sugarcane price for sugar mills

Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal urged the industry to expand product portfolio as well as remain profitable rather than depend on central subsidies

India looks at innovative ways to fund ethanol blending programme

However, experts say unless sources other than sugarcane, such as broken rice and maize are included as feedstock, it will be very difficult for the country to meet the 20% blending target by 2030

Why sugar farmers remain under the stress of mounting payment dues

Cost-price mismatch is only part of the story; lack of working capital for mills and delay in release of subsidy add to the strain in the entire system

Uttarakhand CM sanctions Rs 193 crore to pay sugarcane growers' dues

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat sanctioned Rs 193.24 crore for the payment of dues to the sugarcane growers of the state

India's sugar crop faces delays with Covid-19 raging throughout nation

India's sugar harvest begins in October, when other major producers are winding down

Sugarcane payments to UP farmers top Rs 1 trn during Adityanath's term

Of the total 119 mills in UP, 94 units are owned by the private sector

Sugar output in India expected to rise by 17.69% to 32 MT in 2020-21: ISMA

There is likely 1% fall in sugarcane area to 22.92 lakh hectares this year

Lockdown: Sugar mills face working capital crunch as consumption dips

Industry seeks allocation of special fund to clear pending export subsidy

Steep decline in recovery major challenge for sugar mills this season

Despite an increase in sugar prices, mills fear that the decline in recovery may hit their profit margins and thereby hinder their cane payment capabilities

Sugar exports looking up, contracts worth 2.5 million tonnes signed

Domestic industry eyeing total sugar exports of 5 MT this season

'Cane is king', say sugar traders as India is set to roil the market again

Sugar output in the country is expected to bounce back in 2020-21

The right blend

The present biofuel policy is invitation to ecological disaster