There is likely 1% fall in sugarcane area to 22.92 lakh hectares this year
Industry seeks allocation of special fund to clear pending export subsidy
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
Domestic industry eyeing total sugar exports of 5 MT this season
Sugar output in the country is expected to bounce back in 2020-21
The present biofuel policy is invitation to ecological disaster
UP is estimated to produce 45% of India's sugar in 2019-20 cycle
Adityanath said his government is making a lot of efforts to get rid of the stagnation created by Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party in the past years
Crushing operations now expected to start only after November 15 in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
State-controlled cooperative federation to invest Rs 160 crore on ethanol roadmap
The sugarcane crushing in UP is expected to start after Diwali and go full steam by the middle of November
Next season could see bumper crop, say farmers and industry
Officials said sugarcane planting area had come down drastically in the state leading to poor capacity utilisation
Farmers in Maharashtra are selling cane in the cattle-feed market for as much as Rs 3,500 ($49) a ton
Police cases against nine mills filed; recovery certificates issued against some units, which allows district administration to seize movable and immovable properties
On Wednesday, the Allahabad High Court directed the state government to clear dues of sugarcane growers
The 2019-20 sugar season starts from next month and the peak crushing will happen in the first five-six months
As in 2018-19, the FRP will attract a premium of Rs 2.75 a quintal for every 0.1 per cent increase in recovery over 10 per cent (which is the amount of sugar derived from cane)
Punjab millers are yet to pay Rs 989 crore to sugarcane farmers, while those in Gujarat and Bihar have an outstanding of Rs 965 crore and Rs 923 crore, respectively
Lower sugarcane crop, higher ethanol production to protect industry from glut