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
Tech advances yet to fix uneven mill performance, data gaps in sugar sector: Food SecretaryDespite technological advancements, sugar mills face challenges like recovery rate variability and energy inefficiencies. Industry leaders ...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
Sugar output falls 13.62 pc to 130.55 lakh tonne till Jan 15: NFCSFLIndia's sugar production for the 2024-25 marketing season fell by 13.62% to 130.55 lakh tonne, compared to 151.20 lakh tonne the previous y...
15 Jan, 2025, 08.02 PM IST
Sugar exports to depend on monsoon, cane sowing in 2024-25India may consider allowing sugar exports for the 2024-25 season pending final assessment of sugarcane sowing and output. The country antic...
28 May, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
India's Oct-Dec sugar output drops 7.6% y/y: Industry bodyIndia's sugar output this crop year, hit by weak rains, is set to lag consumption for the first time in seven years, according to traders a...
02 Jan, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
India's Oct-Nov sugar output down 11 pc to 4.32 mn tonne: NFCSFLIndia's sugar production has decreased by 10.65% to 4.32 million tonnes in the first two months of the 2023-24 season compared to 4.83 mill...
01 Dec, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
Sugar output falls 3 pc to 299.6 lakh tonnes in October-March of 2022-23 market yearIndia's sugar production fell 3 per cent to 299.6 lakh tonnes in the first six months of the 2022-23 marketing year ending September, accor...
05 Apr, 2023, 04.58 PM IST
Sugar output set to drop 7%, could crimp exportsLower sugar exports from India, also the world's second biggest exporter, could lift global prices and allow rivals Brazil and Thailand to ...
05 Dec, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
Sugar production rises 15 pc to record 35.24 mn tons so far this year: NFCSFLSugar production stood at 30.63 million tonne in the year-ago period. The sugar marketing year runs from October to September. The sugar ou...
31 May, 2022, 03.26 PM IST
India may see record sugar production of 29.5 MT in 2017-18: ISMAIndia produced a record 28.36 MT sugar in 2006-07 marketing year.
07 Mar, 2018, 08.03 PM IST
Double-check sugar output numbers, Centre tells statesThe states have been told not to depend solely on Union agriculture ministry's cane production data for calculating likely sugar output ami...
25 Jan, 2017, 01.44 PM IST
Sugar output falls 8% to 24.34 million tonnes during October-AprilCane dues to be paid by mills to farmers remained lower at about Rs 13,300 crore so far this year as against Rs 21,800 crore in the year-ag...
18 Apr, 2016, 04.35 PM IST
Sugar output to decline to 26 million tons in 2015-16Govt today pegged the country's total sugar output at around 26 million tonnes for the current marketing year, over 2 million tonnes lower ...
09 Oct, 2015, 03.59 PM IST
- Mills break ranks on extra payment to cane farmers
Faced with the prospect of a decline in sugarcane output, some sugar mills in Karnataka are softening their stand against the state governm...
23 Oct, 2008, 01.19 AM IST
- Sugarcane production in Karnataka heading for a slump
Sugarcane output in Karnataka could drop by as much as 18% during the October 2008-September 2009 sugar year from its 2007-08 peak even as ...
03 Jul, 2008, 02.30 AM IST
- Sugar mills line up big plans for Karnataka
Things have sweetened for investors in Karnataka’s sugar sector. The state, which accounts for 10.2% of the nation’s annual sugar output, i...
13 Nov, 2007, 05.42 AM IST
- Sugar production to rise by 4 pc in 2007-08: USDA
Sugar production in India is estimated to grow by 3.9 per cent at a record 293 lakh tons in 2007-08 against 282 lakh tons last season on hi...
15 Oct, 2007, 04.19 PM IST