Cane arrear reaches Rs 4,445 cr in 2020-21 season, maximum in UP: CentreOf the pending dues during 2020-21 season, a maximum of Rs 3,752 crore cane dues is to be cleared by sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh, followed...
01 Dec, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Increase purchase price of sugarcane further as farmers in distress: Varun Gandhi to AdityanathHis remarks come a day after Adityanath announced a Rs 25 per quintal hike in the purchase prices of sugarcane in the state taking it to Rs...
27 Sep, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
Sugar mills yet to clear Rs 2,400 cr pending dues of last 2 seasons to cane growers: GovtDepressed sugar prices due to surplus sugar production in two consecutive sugar seasons -- 2017-18 and 2018-19 -- adversely affected the li...
25 Feb, 2020, 12.20 PM IST
As farmers lay siege at Delhi doorsteps, Priyanka asks BJP why are they not being let inPriyanaka Gandhi was referring to farmers on their way from Uttar Pradesh to Kisan Ghat in Delhi on Saturday demanding pending sugarcane du...
21 Sep, 2019, 04.44 PM IST
Cane arrears decline to Rs 15,222 cr so far in 2018-19: Ram Vilas PaswanThe cane arrear of the 2017-18 marketing year has also come down to Rs 285 crore, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said in a written reply in...
23 Jul, 2019, 03.26 PM IST
Sugar mills owe Rs 6,582 crore to cane farmersThe cane price arrears of Rs 3,269 crore on Fair and Remunerative Price basis and Rs 6,582 crore on State Advised Price basis are outstandi...
26 Jul, 2016, 08.43 PM IST
Sugar mills have paid about 92% of their cane dues so far: GovernmentDuring the current sugar season 2015-16, about 230 million MT of sugarcane was procured from the farmers by the sugar mills across the coun...
29 Jun, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
Food Ministry proposes cane production-linked subsidy to farmersThe ministry has circulated a cabinet note in this regard for inter-ministerial comments. It has proposed that the balance cane price of Rs...
28 Oct, 2015, 04.03 PM IST
Sugar mills get time to clear farmers’ duesThe government has extended the time period for payment of cane dues of farmers for the current sugar season 2014-15 to facilitate soft loa...
13 Aug, 2015, 04.30 AM IST
Cane prices now leave Tamil Nadu farmers sourTamil Nadu could be the next state to see a face-off between cane farmers and the government over cane price, after Uttar Pradesh and Mahar...
26 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- UP government yet to announce SAP of sugar cane farmers
Despite the sugar cane crushing at its peak the Akhilesh Yadav government has yet to announce the State Advised Price (SAP) of cane making ...
30 Nov, 2012, 01.19 PM IST
- Sugarcane farmers benefit through SIS system in Uttar Pradesh
For sugar cane farmers in UP a novel e-governance project has come as a boon for dealing with delayed payments, under weighing of their pro...
24 Feb, 2012, 05.19 PM IST
- Maharashtra mills owe Sugarcane arrears to farmers, payments unlikely soon
The sugar cane crushing season is about to get over in Maharashtra and there are arrears of over a month to be paid to cane farmers.
30 Jun, 2011, 05.18 AM IST
- Cane farmers may earn less this year
Maharashtra’s sugarcane farmers who reaped a bonanza in 2009-10 due to surging sugar prices may have to settle for a 25-30% loss of income ...
14 Sep, 2010, 12.30 AM IST
- Farmers agitation for higher cane prices shows signs of revival
The farmers agitation for higher cane prices has again started showing signs of a revival.
02 Dec, 2009, 07.44 PM IST
- Mayawati govt claims cane crushing begins
Mayawati administration claimed that crushing of cane had started and picked up steam in UP.
22 Nov, 2009, 06.56 PM IST
- Sugar output in UP likely to dip marginally in 2009-10
Sugar production in Uttar Pradesh is likely to decline marginally at nearly 40 lakh tonne as the sugarcane area is estimated to have dipped...
10 Nov, 2009, 02.37 PM IST