Govt overhauls six-decade-old sugarcane law; seeks comments on draft by May 20The Centre is proposing a new Sugarcane (Control) Order 2026, replacing the 1966 version to integrate ethanol production, digital complianc...
22 Apr, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Maharashtra political parties, sugar mills tussle over labour migration ahead of pollsPolitical parties in Maharashtra are urging a delay in sugarcane crushing to allow laborers to vote in the November elections. However, sug...
07 Nov, 2024, 12.09 AM IST
Extended monsoon may delay Maharashtra's 2022-23 sugarcane crushing seasonThe state is staring at yet another year of record production, delay in crushing operations can become an administrative challenge with pol...
14 Oct, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
At 137 lakh tonnes, Maharashtra sees its all-time high sugar production"The state has produced 137.28 lakh tonnes of sugar this year, which is 30.88 lakh tonnes more than the previous year. With this, the crush...
16 Jun, 2022, 08.29 PM IST
Over 17 lakh tonnes of sugarcane still lying in farms across Maharashtra despite end of crushing seasonOut of the 10 districts in Maharashtra that have topped the list of excess sugarcane stock this year, seven are from the Marathwada region,...
20 May, 2022, 11.47 AM IST
Maharashtra sugar production at an all-time high this yearThe sugarcane crushing season in Maharashtra generally lasts for 120 to 140 days, and maximum 145 days. This year, around 20 sugar factorie...
10 Apr, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
President's Rule in Maharashtra creates uncertainty about starting of crushing seasonThe sugar commissioner’s office issues licences to sugar mills to begin operations after this date after checking that the mills have fulfi...
14 Nov, 2019, 10.49 AM IST
Sugar by-product prices to remain firm in future: ICRAPrices of molasses have increased due to two main factors. The production has declined due to fall in sugarcane crushing. But the demand ha...
17 Jun, 2016, 04.54 PM IST
31.54 lakh quintals cane crushed so far by Haryana's Cooperative millsDuring the same period last year, 31.39 lakh quintals of sugarcane was crushed by cooperative sugar mills, producing 2.07 lakh quintals of ...
15 Dec, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
After an year of getting decontrolled, sugar output falls 2.5%Karnataka crushed 33.3 million tonne of sugarcane to produce 3.4 million tonne of sugar, with 60 mills under crushing operations for the se...
22 Oct, 2013, 06.23 AM IST
Decontrolled sugar sector produced 25.1 million tonne sugar this yearMaharashtra produced 7.9 million tonne of sugar after crushing 70.1 million tonne of sugarcane with a total of 172 mills.
21 Oct, 2013, 04.58 PM 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
- Final sugarcane price in western Maharashtra may touch Rs 2,250 per tonne
The fair and remunerative price (FRP) decided by the Centre for 2011-12 was Rs 1,461 per tonne for 9.5% sugar recovery and Rs 141 for every...
31 May, 2012, 03.33 AM IST
- Cooperative Sugarmills in Haryana produce 6.94 lakh quintals of sugar
Cooperative Sugarmills in Haryana have till date produced over 6.94 lakh quintals of sugar by crushing 94.87 lakh quintals of sugarcane dur...
04 Jan, 2012, 06.21 PM IST
- Cooperative Sugar mills in Haryana have achieved 7.71% recovery of sugar
Maximum of 14.22 lakh quintals of sugarcane had been crushed by cooperative sugarmill Shahbad and the Panipat and Meham sugarmills stood at...
19 Dec, 2011, 05.20 PM IST
- Cooperative Sugar mills in Haryana have achieved 7.62 per cent recovery of sugar
Cooperative Sugar mills in Haryana have achieved 7.62 % recovery of sugar as against the same as 7.46 % by the sugar mills of Uttar Pradesh...
13 Dec, 2011, 07.56 PM IST
- Rains halt cane crushing in Maharashtra
Continuing rain, with overcast skies, has slowed down the sugarcane crushing season in Maharashtra. It has also affected the recovery perce...
16 Nov, 2010, 01.36 AM IST