The state reduced the estimate of sugar production to 100 lakh tonnes from 105 lakh tonnes

The committee of ministers headed by chief minister Devendra Fadanvis took the decision on Tuesday.

The state government had suspended licenses of about 20 traders, who had refused to buy at MSP. They have demanded cancellation of this act...

To prevent the use of HT varieties in the 2018 kharif season, the agriculture department of Maharashtra has appealed to farmers to stay awa...

Largest sugar producer UP, implemented this provision in 2016-17.

All India Kisan’s Coordination Committee, a federal body of farmers has organised a meeting of representatives of farmers union on June 16t...

Sugar prices are currently at the same level they were seven years ago, but the cost of production has increased, Dhanuka claimed.

The state's sugar commissionerate imposes a heavy fine of Rs 500/tonne on the mills who begin the crushing operations before the date annou...

The Sangathana, along with its leader Raju Shetti want the season to begin early to avoid movement of cane from Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara...

After future prices rose by nearly Rs 500/quintal in less than two months, mills had complained that traders were not buying sugar at highe...

Sugar millers and farmer bodies in Maharashtra say largescale speculative trading has pushed sugar prices up but this has brought no gains ...

As some mills paid their first advance lower than the agreed price, SSS had disturbed cane crushing in Kolhapur-Sangli region of Maharashtr...

If the government does not accept these demands, then it should be ready to pay the price,” said Shetty.

UP sugar mills, which had observed a shutdown against high cane prices fixed by the state government, too have decided to begin operations.

SSS has withdrawn the agitation over cane price without getting any assurance about cane price either from the government or the sugar fact...

An all-party delegation from Maharashtra, along with the representatives of agitating farmers organizations, is scheduled to meet Prime Min...

The Union government had announced a quota of Rs 40 lakh tonne for October and November, much higher than the usual monthly quota and marke...