Bleak future for Maharashtra sugar industry ahead of pollsThe elections scheduled for the state assembly in 2014 may not augur well for the sugar industry in top sugar producing state Maharashtra, ...
23 Jan, 2014, 12.36 PM 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
Higher quota for retail sales pushes sugar prices downThe Union government had announced a quota of Rs 40 lakh tonne for October and November, much higher than the usual monthly quota and marke...
23 Nov, 2012, 05.55 AM IST
Maharashtra to begin 2012-13 sugarcane crushing season from November 1Maharashtra govt was thinking to advance the crushing season by a month as a measure to make more cane available for crushing.
30 Aug, 2012, 12.50 PM IST
- Sugar production in Maharashtra to decline by 11% in 2012-13: Harshvardhan Patil
The sugar cane production in the state is likely to be less by close to 22% due to the drought like conditions in the state.
12 Jun, 2012, 10.28 AM IST
- Distillery divisions lifts Balrampur Chini's profits
A better recovery and higher quantity of sugar cane crushed help Balrampur Chini Mills to negate the effect of higher cane costs in the qua...
01 Jun, 2012, 01.50 PM IST
- Maharashtra sugar production up 10%
Better availability of labour due to wage hike and an increased use of harvesting machines have helped Maharashtra sugar mills crush more c...
26 Mar, 2012, 04.37 AM IST
- Sugar production till mid-January up by 17%
Sugar industry has produced 104.5 lakh tons of sugar upto January 15, 2012 in the current sugar season, which is around 17 lakh tons more t...
17 Jan, 2012, 05.03 PM IST
- Volatility in sugar price continues
Even as the sugar production cost is expected to go up this year due to a higher cane price, the industry wants the prices to improve furth...
21 Nov, 2011, 02.39 AM IST
- Maharashtra government decides to pay FRP as the first advance of sugarcane price
A sub-committee on the state cabinet decided to fix the FRP declared by the central government for the sugar year starting Oc'11.
20 Aug, 2011, 03.16 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
- Maharashtra sugar mills crush record sugar cane
Maharashtra sugar mills crushed highest ever quantity of sugar cane in the history of the state's sugar industry.
23 Jun, 2011, 02.28 PM IST
- Maharashtra mills crush largest volume of cane
Maharashtra sugar mills crushed the largest quantity of cane in state's history this season. The mills have crushed 801 lakh tonne cane til...
21 Jun, 2011, 02.19 AM IST
- Maharashtra likely to have 100 lakh tonnnes sugarcane uncrushed this season
Maharashtra is expected to have over 100 lakh tonnes of sugarcane uncrushed during the 10-11 season.
17 Jun, 2010, 12.52 AM IST
- M'rashtra to advance crushing by a month
The bumper sugarcane crop in 2010-11 has started giving nightmares to the Maharashtra government. The state has ordered the sugar comission...
10 May, 2010, 12.34 AM IST
- Mills unlikely to crush full cane this season
Despite sugarcane crushing expected to continue till early June, the state’s sugar commissionerate expects between 8 lakh tonne and 10 lakh...
01 May, 2008, 02.46 AM IST
- Allahabad HC orders arrears recovery from sugar mills
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh sugarcane commissioner to initiate recovery proceedings against all s...
09 Oct, 2007, 05.38 AM IST