Centre hikes ‘fair and remunerative price’ of sugarcane to ₹340/quintal
10 months ago

Centre hikes ‘fair and remunerative price’ of sugarcane to ₹340/quintal

Hindustan Times  

The Centre on Wednesday approved ‘Fair and Remunerative Price’ of sugarcane payable by sugar factories for sugar season 2024-25. “.It has been decided to fix the price for the upcoming sugarcane season, in the period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, to ensure the fair and reasonable price of sugarcane to the farmers by the sugar mills,” Union minister Anurag Thakur said at the briefing after the cabinet meet. Farmers' protest LIVE coverage “It has been decided to fix the price at ₹340 per quintal for the year 2024-25 as compared to the previous year which was ₹315, which has increased to ₹340 per quintal this year,” the minister added. The Centre on Wednesday approved ‘Fair and Remunerative Price’ of sugarcane payable by sugar factories for sugar season 2024-25 The government said that the sugar mills will pay the FRP of sugarcane at ₹340 per quintal at a recovery of 10.25 per cent.

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Sugarcane Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) hike: How does it affect MSP & farmers?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sugarcane Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) hike: How does it affect MSP & farmers?

The Hindu  

The story so far: As farmers protest on Delhi borders, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved ₹340/quintal as the Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane for sugar season 2024-25 at 10.25% sugar recovery rate. Fair and Remunerative Price is the minimum price sugar mills have to pay farmers for sugarcane. However, some States like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana …

Centre increases Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane; will be in force from October 1
10 months ago

Centre increases Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane; will be in force from October 1

The Hindu  

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which met in New Delhi on February 21, approved ₹340/quintal as the Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane for sugar season 2024-25 at sugar recovery rate of 10.25%. Briefing reporters about the decision, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the Narendra Modi government always gave importance to the issues of farmers and …

Cabinet hikes Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane payable by sugar mills, says move to benefit 5 crore sugarcane farmers
10 months ago

Cabinet hikes Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane payable by sugar mills, says move to benefit 5 crore sugarcane farmers

Op India  

In a surprise late-night briefing on Thursday, the Centre announced a slew of incentives for sugarcane farmers following a key meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At the briefing held by Union Minister Anurag Thakur, the Centre announced the Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane for Sugar Season 2024-25 at Rs 340 …

Govt hikes sugarcane procurement price by Rs 25 to Rs 340 per quintal
10 months ago

Govt hikes sugarcane procurement price by Rs 25 to Rs 340 per quintal

India TV News  

The Modi government on Wednesday approved a hike in sugarcane Fair and Remunerative Price by Rs 25 to Rs 340 per quintal for 2024-25, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur informed. "The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane for Sugar Season 2024-25 at Rs 340/quintal at …

Farmers reiterate demand for higher FRP for sugarcane
11 months, 1 week ago

Farmers reiterate demand for higher FRP for sugarcane

The Hindu  

Farmers from the Karnataka State Sugarcane Cultivators Association reiterated their demand for higher fair and remunerative price for sugarcane. At a meeting convened here on Thursday, January 11, the farmers deliberated on the major issues plaguing the agricultural community and said that FRP for sugarcane should be increased to ₹4,000 per tonne. He said a mega rally will be held …

Farmers demand higher prices for sugarcane in the wake of drought, reduced yield
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers demand higher prices for sugarcane in the wake of drought, reduced yield

The Hindu  

Farmers associations have demanded that sugar factories pay higher prices for sugarcane due to the drought and reduced yield this year. Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene leaders submitted a memorandum to the State government demanding that it ensures that all the factories pay at least ₹4,000 per tonne of sugarcane supplied. Bheemasheppa Durgannanavar and other leaders have urged …

Sugar production expected to see a slight dip amid rising ethanol demand
1 year, 4 months ago

Sugar production expected to see a slight dip amid rising ethanol demand

The Hindu  

Sugar production in the 2023-24 sugar season, which starts in October, is expected to be 317 lakh tonnes as against 328 lakh tonnes during the current season. Preliminary estimates by the Indian Sugar Mills’ Association show that total production will be 362 lakh tonnes compared with 369 lakh tonnes in the ongoing season, which will end on September 30. Sugar …

Biofertilizer scheme gets Cabinet nod; sugarcane FRP hiked
1 year, 5 months ago

Biofertilizer scheme gets Cabinet nod; sugarcane FRP hiked

The Hindu  

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the PM-PRANAM scheme, which was a promise made in the last Budget. Mr. Mandaviya said if a State was using 10 lakh tonnes of conventional fertilizers and reduces its consumption by three lakh tonnes, then the subsidy saving would be ₹3,000 crore. Urea subsidy scheme The Centre said in a release …

Govt. hikes sugarcane FRP by ₹10/quintal to ₹315/quintal for 2023-24 season
1 year, 5 months ago

Govt. hikes sugarcane FRP by ₹10/quintal to ₹315/quintal for 2023-24 season

The Hindu  

The Centre on June 28 announced a ₹10 per quintal hike in sugarcane FRP, which is the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers, to ₹315 per quintal for the 2023-24 season starting October. The FRP of sugarcane has been fixed at ₹315 per quintal for the 2023-24 season, up 3.28% from current 2022-23 marketing year. The …

‘Fair and Remunerative Price’ fixed by Centre for sugarcane is not a fair market price at all, says Madras High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Fair and Remunerative Price’ fixed by Centre for sugarcane is not a fair market price at all, says Madras High Court

The Hindu  

In a judgement that has come as a shot in the arm for sugarcane farmers, the Madras High Court has said the Fair and Remunerative Price fixed by the Centre for their produce was in reality not the fair market price at all, and that small and marginal farmers can survive only if the State governments paid them the much …

Sugar Trade Body AISTA Demands Increase in Minimum Selling Price of Sugar to Cover Production Costs
1 year, 8 months ago

Sugar Trade Body AISTA Demands Increase in Minimum Selling Price of Sugar to Cover Production Costs

The Hindu  

Sugar trade body AISTA on Wednesday demanded that the government should increase the minimum selling price of sugar as the sweetener is being sold at prices lower than the cost of production in the country. The minimum selling price of sugar has been kept unchanged at ₹3,100 per quintal since 2019 even though the fair and remunerative price of sugarcane …

Central Government increases FRP of sugarcane to Rs 305 per quintal for FY 2022–2023 season
2 years, 4 months ago

Central Government increases FRP of sugarcane to Rs 305 per quintal for FY 2022–2023 season

India TV News  

Highlights Central Government increases sugarcane FRP to Rs 305 per quintal for 2022–23 season CCEA approved sugarcane FRP for sugar marketing year 2022-23 The cost of production of sugarcane for 2022-23 marketing year is Rs 162 per quintal The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs have approved the Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane for sugar marketing year 2022-23 at Rs …

Varun Gandhi writes another letter to Yogi on sugarcane prices
3 years, 2 months ago

Varun Gandhi writes another letter to Yogi on sugarcane prices

Hindustan Times  

In a fresh letter to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi on Monday raised the demand for re-visiting prices of sugarcane crop, saying farmers are in “misery” and have been hoping for a higher increase. I request that please reconsider this according to the rising cost and inflation and declare the rate of ₹400 …

Uttar Pradesh: Govt hikes sugarcane purchase price by Rs 25 per quintal
3 years, 2 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Govt hikes sugarcane purchase price by Rs 25 per quintal

India TV News  

In a major decision barely months ahead of the upcoming 2022 Assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced a Rs 25 per quintal hike in the purchase prices of sugarcane in the state. Addressing a meeting of farmers here organised by the BJP's Kisan Morcha, Adityanath said, "The government has decided that the variety of sugarcane …

EXPLAINED: As Centre Hikes Payment For Farmers, All You Need To Know About Sugarcane Pricing In India
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINED: As Centre Hikes Payment For Farmers, All You Need To Know About Sugarcane Pricing In India

News 18  

The Centre has announced a hike of Rs 5 in the minimum price that sugar mills are supposed to pay farmers, raising the per quintal cost of raw sugarcane to Rs 290 per quintal effective from October this year, when the next marketing season commences. According to the industry body, the Indian Sugar Mills Association, some states declare state-specific sugarcane …

Govt approves highest ever FRP on sugarcane, move to benefit 5 crore farmers
3 years, 3 months ago

Govt approves highest ever FRP on sugarcane, move to benefit 5 crore farmers

India TV News  

Sugarcane FRP hike: The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday decided to hike Fair and Remunerative Price on sugarcane. The move is likely to benefit nearly 5 crore sugarcane farmers and their dependents, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said during a press briefing. In the current sugar season 2020-21, about 2,976 lakh tons of sugarcane of worth Rs 91,000 crore was purchased …

Punjab Farmers Call off Stir as CM Assures Hike in Sugarcane Prices
3 years, 4 months ago

Punjab Farmers Call off Stir as CM Assures Hike in Sugarcane Prices

News 18  

Farmers seeking a hike in sugarcane prices called off their agitation after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh assured them of Rs 360 per quintal for it on Tuesday. Their demand had also got the backing of state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, who demanded better prices for Punjab farmers and had said the rates should be increased immediately. After a …

Now, Sidhu targets Amarinder govt. over sugarcane prices
3 years, 4 months ago

Now, Sidhu targets Amarinder govt. over sugarcane prices

The Hindu  

As the farmers continued their protest against the Congress government in Punjab’s Jalandhar, demanding rise in State Assured Price for sugarcane, party’s State chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said the SAP in Punjab is too low in comparison to neighbouring States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana. Mr. Sidhu’s remark is being seen as another attack on Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, …

Inflation on Rise but Sugarcane Rates Stagnant, UP Govt Owes Rs 12,000 Cr to Farmers: Tikait
3 years, 10 months ago

Inflation on Rise but Sugarcane Rates Stagnant, UP Govt Owes Rs 12,000 Cr to Farmers: Tikait

News 18  

Prices of fuel and fertilizers have gone up but the procurement rate of sugarcane in Uttar Pradesh has remained stagnant for the last four years, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said on Monday, claiming farmers’ cane dues worth Rs 12,000 crore are pending in the state. The Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson, who has been leading the protests against the Centre’s three …

Cabinet Okays Increase in Sugarcane FRP by Rs 10 to Rs 285 Per Quintal for 2020-21
4 years, 4 months ago

Cabinet Okays Increase in Sugarcane FRP by Rs 10 to Rs 285 Per Quintal for 2020-21

News 18  

The Centre on Wednesday decided to increase the minimum price sugar mills pay to sugarcane growers by Rs 10 to Rs 285 per quintal for the next marketing year starting October 2020. "The CCEA has approved the sugarcane FRP for the 2020-21 at Rs 285 per quintal," Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a media briefing. In a …

CCEA approves increase in sugarcane FRP by ₹10 to ₹285 per quintal for 2020-21: Sources
4 years, 4 months ago

CCEA approves increase in sugarcane FRP by ₹10 to ₹285 per quintal for 2020-21: Sources

The Hindu  

The Centre on Wednesday decided to increase the minimum price sugar mills pay to sugarcane growers by ₹10 to ₹285 per quintal for the next marketing year starting October 2020, according to official sources. According to the sources, the CCEA has approved the Food Ministry’s proposal on increasing the sugarcane FRP by ₹10 per quintal from the existing ₹275 per …

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