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The state had previously reported its highest production in the 2018-19 season at 10.7 million tonne and has already diverted 1.2-1.5 million tonne of sugar towards ethanol production.

9 million tonne sugarcane lie idle in Maharashtra

Officials from the sugar commisisoner’s office said that around 60 harvesters are being sent to areas with excess cane to…

April 10, 2022 03:30 IST

According to a paper prepared by Niti Aayog, released by the Prime Minister in June last year, 760 crore litres of ethanol capacity will be required from the sugar industry using cane and molasses. The current capacity of the sugar industry is around 460 crore litres.

Oil marketing companies’ policies restricting new investments in ethanol production, say sugar mills

Alleging that OMCs are selectively signing long-term bipartite and tripartite agreements for purchase of ethanol for 10 years, ISMA urged…

March 25, 2022 05:30 IST

UP sugar output in current season seen down 10% on year

The dip in production is primarily due to diversion into ethanol production, but rising disease and pest infestation also impacted…

March 24, 2022 01:30 IST

Maharashtra beats UP with record sugar production this season

Maharashtra sugar commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad said total production in the state is likely to touch 125 lakh tonne by the…

March 22, 2022 03:00 IST

Bajaj Hindusthan board approves evaluating options for restructuring

The restructuring — which also includes resolution plans for debt — is to streamline the corporate structure and enhance stakeholders’…

March 4, 2022 08:49 IST

Maharashtra sugar mills submit bids to supply 111 crore litres of ethanol in current supply year

For the ethanol supply year 2021-22, OMCs have floated national tenders for supply of 465 crore litres.

March 3, 2022 06:30 IST

Sugarcane dues: UP sugar season halfway over, average payment to farmers at 71%

While the payment is definitely better than the previous season (2020-21), when the dues during the same period were `8,570…

February 18, 2022 01:15 IST

In Maharashtra, sugar production rose to 86.15 lakh tonnes from 75.46 lakh tonnes.

Sugar output up 6 pc till Feb 15 in 2021-22 marketing year: ISMA

The production stood at 209.11 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period, Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said in a statement…

February 17, 2022 18:33 IST

Sugar marketing year runs from October to September. (File)

India’s 2021-22 sugar production to rise 2.90% to 31.9 million tonne

Sugar production is pegged to be slightly higher at 1.1 million tonnes in Gujarat, at 1 million tonnes in Tamil…

January 27, 2022 16:26 IST

The secretary observed that if 60 lakh tonnes of sugar gets diverted, as targeted, then Indian sugar will remain competitive in global market. (File)

Govt rules out hike in minimum selling prices of sugar; exports may touch 60 lakh tonnes in 2021-22

Around 20 lakh tonnes of sugar got diverted during 2020-21 for ethanol production and the number is likely to increase…

December 17, 2021 20:31 IST

By 2025, the minister said the target is to divert 50 lakh tonnes of excess sugar to ethanol. (File)

Sugar mills, distilleries to earn revenue of over Rs 18,000 crore from ethanol sales in 2021-22 season

The minister observed that diversion of excess sugar to ethanol would solve the problem of high inventories of sugar, improve…

December 15, 2021 16:40 IST

The petition sought direction to the Centre and state governments to file affidavits setting out the details of the amounts due, the amounts paid and arrears by the sugar mills to the sugarcane grower or their cooperatives for sale of their cane along with interest thereon at 15% on year-wise from 2018 to 2020.

Sugarcane dues: Supreme Court seeks reply from govt, sugar mills on timely payment plea

These 11 states – Uttar Pradesh, Maharshtra, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Gujarat, Bihar, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu –…

August 5, 2021 01:45 IST

Elections in the state are scheduled to be held by March 2021, when the crushing would be in progress.

No change in sugarcane prices this season in Uttar Pradesh

This is the third straight year when the state government has decided not to hike the price of cane. The…

February 17, 2021 00:30 IST

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Sugar cane arrears down at Rs 2,700 crore as mills cash flow improves

Arrears to be paid by mills to sugarcane farmers have come down to Rs 2,700 crore this year so far…

January 14, 2016 18:24 IST

CCEA okays production subsidy of Rs 4.5/qtl to cane growers

The government today decided to pay a production-linked subsidy of Rs 4.50 per quintal directly to cane farmers in the…

Updated: November 18, 2015 16:14 IST

Why it is not going to be a sweet deal for sugarcane farmers

Akhilesh Yadav’s govt will find granting even a token increase in state advised price difficult, despite assembly elections just over…

November 5, 2015 11:28 IST

Cane arrears drop a tad, still too high to give relief

Mills and co-operatives across the country owed nearly R18,112 crore to farmers by mid-June for cane purchases, lower than the…

July 16, 2015 00:14 IST

Isma seeks price stabilisation fund for cane

The embattled sugar industry has asked the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) to insist on the creation of…

July 8, 2015 00:13 IST

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