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Sugarcane growers to lobby against inclusion of sugar mill owners in new Karnataka cabinetIn December last year, sugarcane farmers had protested for 23 days, demanding higher prices and alleging that sugar factory owners were che...
CM to meet mill owners today as farmers seek higher cane pricesFarmers are demanding that mills pay them the price they promised during the last cane season.
Cane farmers association urges government to fix minimum support price for sugarA national association of cane growers has urged the Central government to announce a minimum support price for sugar.
Government may soon announce steps to clear sugar mills dues of Rs 20,000 crorePrime Minister Narendra Modi late yesterday held a high-level meeting to discuss concerns of cane growers and wheat farmers.
Nitin Gadkari, Sharad Pawar to discuss sugar industry crisis with FM Arun JaitleyUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari said he and NCP president Sharad Pawar will call upon Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss the crisis faci...
Opposition disrupts Maharashtra assembly on fair and remunerative price to cane growersJayant Patil of NCP said the Opposition will not allow functioning of the House till the govt gives a satisfactory reply on how it would he...
Maharashtra issues notices to sugar mills on sugarcane fair and remunerative priceMaharashtra Government has issued notices to 107 sugar factories who have not paid fair and remunerative price (FRP) to cane growers.
Sugarcane dues: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to hold meeting with sugar factory ownersPrasad said most of them have sought relaxation of the December 31 deadline for paying the first instalment of dues.
BJP, JDS members stage walk out from the Karnataka AssemblyThe government has failed to commit itself to pay Rs 2,500 per tonne to sugarcane growers- Jagadish Shettar
Govt nod on bailout package to sugar mills before ChristmasFood Minister K V Thomas said that very soon, the Food Department would be moving towards giving immediate relief to the industry.
- Farmers' body CIFA seeks 70 pc revenue sharing with sugar mills
At present, the Centre fixes the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP), which is the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers.
- Uttarakhand sugarmills produce 32.32 lakh quintals of sugar
The sugar mills of Uttarakhand have produced 32.32 lakh quintals of sugar during the crushing season of 2011-12 and Rs 580.40 crore has alr...
- No decision to decontrol sugar pricing: Pawar
The government has not taken any decision on the demand by industry to decontrol sugar pricing.
- No purchase tax for M’rashtra sugar mills
When it comes to helping sugar barons, the Maharashtra government never runs short of excuses, as the state finance minister Jayant Patil h...
- State govt doles out Rs 254-cr sop to sugar mills
When it comes to helping sugar barons, the state government never runs short of excuses, as state finance minister Jayant Patil showed last...
- State sets Rs 850 base price for cane
The government of Maharashtra has fixed a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 850 per metric tonne for sugarcane in the state.
- Package for sugarcane growers on the cards
After coming out with hefty special economic packages for farmers, weavers and geographical regions like Malnad, Bellary, Kodagu and Mandya...