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
Sugar millers wait for price to firm up before fulfilling export quotaExport prices have come down by about 3-4% from their peak, after India allowed shipments starting November 5 following a fall in global su...
14 Dec, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
Bullish sentiments in sugar avert agitation over cane price in MaharashtraSugar millers and the state government, which has several sugar barons from the Congress and the NCP as ministers, had proposed legal amend...
09 Nov, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
Sugar industry fears strain as UP, Maharashtra look to revive defunct millsUP and Maharashtra house nearly 45% of the total operational sugar millers in the country and constitute over 70% of the total sugar produc...
25 Oct, 2017, 10.39 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh's cane pricing policy is the main reason for sugar sector losses: Arundhati BhattacharyaSBI Chairman says Uttar Pradesh's cane pricing policy is the primary reason for sugar sector losses and seeks Rangarajan committe report on...
27 Sep, 2014, 09.55 AM IST
Urgent need to link sugarcane and sugar prices: Sanjay Manyal, ICICI SecuritiesIn an interview with ET Now, Sanjay Manyal, Research Analyst, ICICI Securities, gives his views on the ailing sugar sector and sugar stocks.
20 Nov, 2013, 12.43 PM IST
- Abolish levy sugar obligation: UP govt
Akhilesh Yadav assured sugar millers that the state govt would bring pressure on the Centre to abolish the levy sugar obligation.
11 Jan, 2013, 04.02 AM IST
- UP sugar mills find it difficult to clear farmers’ dues
Cane arrears in Uttar Padesh have started mounting with sugar millers finding it hard to clear payments to farmers in view of growing losse...
27 Dec, 2012, 05.38 AM IST
UP mills oppose move to nix custom duty on raw sugarUP sugar millers have written to Akhilesh Yadav saying the Union govt's proposal to reduce the custom duty on imported raw sugar will hurt ...
22 Oct, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
- Sugar decontrol: Farmers and industry meets C Rangarajan committee
A convergence between farmers and sugar millers on some aspects of sugar decontrol came forth at the meeting of the C Rangarajan committee ...
10 May, 2012, 09.04 PM IST
- UP sugar millers seek aid to tide over Rs 3,000 crore loss
Sugar millers in UP have written to the state government for providing a relief package in the interest of farmers and the industry.
11 Feb, 2012, 04.27 AM IST
- Sugar industry in trouble: UPSMA writes to UP government asking for relief package
Sugar millers in Uttar Pradesh have written to the state government for providing a relief package in the interest of both farmers and indu...
10 Feb, 2012, 02.02 AM IST
- UP sugar millers all set to import raw sugar
At least two big private sugar mill have confirmed plans to import fresh lots of raw sugar, besides beginning to transport the old stock wh...
25 Feb, 2010, 06.48 PM IST
- Substantial increase in sugar recovery rate in UP
Sugar millers in Uttar Pradesh backed by prolonged winters this year have reported a handsome increase in sugar recovery rate which current...
17 Feb, 2010, 12.48 PM IST
- Sugar millers call for a regulator
Sugar millers have asked the government to set up an independent regulator to look into the issues of cane pricing and allocation of sugarc...
23 Dec, 2008, 12.45 AM IST
- European NGO offers to share skills with state’s sugar mills
Sugar millers in Maharashtra will have an opportunity to gain from the expertise of Europe-based non-government organisation (NGO).
10 Apr, 2008, 03.27 AM IST
- Sugar groups call for govt sops to tide over crisis
Sugar stocks in India may continue to be in surplus for two more years and the government must abolish taxes and raise buffer stocks to hel...
18 May, 2007, 06.55 PM IST