India prohibits raw, white & refined sugar export till Sept 30India has banned the export of raw, white, and refined sugar until September 30. This decision aims to control rising domestic prices and m...
14 May, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
12 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Govt raises sugarcane FRP by Rs 10 to Rs 365/quintal for 2026-27 seasonThe government has increased the minimum price for sugarcane. Sugar mills will now pay Rs 365 per quintal to farmers for the 2026-27 season...
05 May, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
Increase in FRP to moderate profitability of sugar mills from Maharashtra, Karnataka, says ICRAThe central government's nearly 7.7% increase in the fair and remunerative price (FRP) of sugarcane is anticipated to impact the profitabil...
22 Feb, 2024, 09.27 PM IST
Sugar millers ask govt to allow spit payment of FRPThey argued that sugar factories won’t be able to pay FRP in one go “due to both the release mechanism and delay in receipt of subsidy on e...
07 Sep, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
Notices to 136 sugar mills in Maharashtra over Rs 2,000 crore dues to farmersMill owners say the sugar prices in the open markets have dipped considerably this year leaving them saddled with huge stocks due to which ...
26 Feb, 2018, 10.56 AM IST
Sugar lobby seeks stabilisation fundFund should pay difference between FRP & price as per revenue-sharing formula.
30 Jun, 2017, 08.51 AM IST
Increase in FRP for sugarcane by 11% to affect sugar millers’ margins: ICRAThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has fixed the FRP at Rs 255 per quintal for sugar season (SY) 2017-18.
30 May, 2017, 12.43 PM IST
Government hikes sugarcane FRP by Rs 25 per quintal for 2017-18This 11% rise in FRP has taken place after two years. Last year, the government had kept prices unchanged at Rs 230 per quintal.
25 May, 2017, 01.23 AM IST
Crushing hit as sugarcane farmers launch protest over wage delayMaharashtra sugarcane farmers, who haven’t been paid even two months after the start of crushing, have launched protests to press for their...
17 Dec, 2015, 04.49 AM IST
Staggered payment on the cards for Maharashtra's cane farmersThe state government refrained from making any assurance to the farmers' organisations in the state, which have unanimously demanded a one-...
20 Nov, 2015, 11.07 AM IST
Oil marketing companies to procure Rs 97-crore litre ethanolThe industry is also expecting that the Union government may come out with the decision about extending export incentives any time.
30 Dec, 2014, 10.43 AM IST
- Sugar shares fall after government fixes FRP
The price is linked to a basic recovery rate of 9.5% subject to a premium of Rs 1.79 per quintal for every 0.1 percentage point increase in...
20 Jul, 2012, 08.24 PM IST
- CACP suggests sharp hike in cane FRP to Rs 170/qtl for 2012-13
The CACP's recommendation on raising this price would be applicable from October, 2012.
07 Sep, 2011, 05.33 PM IST
- Govt hikes sugarcane FRP by 4.2 % at Rs 145/qtl
The government has hiked the fair and remunerative price (FRP)of sugarcane by 4.2 per cent at Rs 145 per quintal for the 2011-12 season.
16 Mar, 2011, 02.45 PM IST
Govt hikes cane FRP by 7 pc to Rs 139/qtl for 2010-11 seasonThe government today hiked the FRP of sugarcane by 7%.
23 Apr, 2010, 12.51 PM IST
- Sugar FRP to function as a floor price for sugarcane
The fair and remunerative price (FRP) fixed for the 2009-10 sugar year by the government replacing the earlier Statutory Minimum Price (SMP...
06 Nov, 2009, 09.38 PM IST