Page 7 - Sugarcane

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

As sugarcane crushing gathers steam in UP, focus shifts to crop's price

UP is estimated to produce 45% of India's sugar in 2019-20 cycle

Will pay farmers' dues even if defaulter sugar mills have to be sold: UP CM

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

Floods in some parts, state polls delay sugarcane crushing by over 2 weeks

Crushing operations now expected to start only after November 15 in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh

Ethanol blending: UP govt distilleries to supply 53 million litres to OMCs

State-controlled cooperative federation to invest Rs 160 crore on ethanol roadmap

UP govt seeks plans of sugar mills for CSR spend ahead of crushing season

The sugarcane crushing in UP is expected to start after Diwali and go full steam by the middle of November

Excess rainfall may have damaged kharif crops, to hit sugarcane output

Next season could see bumper crop, say farmers and industry

14 out of 25 private sugar mills in Tamil Nadu not to start operations

Officials said sugarcane planting area had come down drastically in the state leading to poor capacity utilisation

Hungry cows may lead to lower sugar output in Maharashtra this year

Farmers in Maharashtra are selling cane in the cattle-feed market for as much as Rs 3,500 ($49) a ton

Rs 5,580 cr cane dues: UP files FIRs against Bajaj Hindusthan, Modi Group

Police cases against nine mills filed; recovery certificates issued against some units, which allows district administration to seize movable and immovable properties

UP govt asks sugar mills to clear farmers' dues by Oct 31, warns of action

On Wednesday, the Allahabad High Court directed the state government to clear dues of sugarcane growers