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Malaysia to buy more sugar from India to help resolve palm oil spat: sources
The company bought around 88,000 tonnes of raw sugar from India in 2019.
Sugarcane crushing season begins November 22
Sources said that the sugar commissioner’s office had, however, proposed that the crushing season start from November 25.
Closed sugar mills may see revival soon as govt mulls ethanol production on their land
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said land of the sugar mills can be utilised for ethanol production from sugar.
Monsoon deficit narrows; kharif sowing progressing well: Agri Min
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has projected overall monsoon to remain normal.
Kharif sowing hit by deficit rains; acreage down 27 pc so far
Rice, the main kharif crop, was sown in 52.47 lakh hectare till last week, down from 68.60 lakh hectare in the year-ago period.
India to produce record sugar, stocks to rise further: Trade body
India’s money-losing sugar mills have run up a record USD 4.38 billion in arrears to 50 million cane farmers.
Indian mills contract to export 2.7 million tonnes sugar: Trade body
Mills have already shipped out 1.7 mn tonnes of sugar, Praful Vithalani, chief of All India Sugar Trade Association, said.
Sugarcane arrears to growers to come down by Rs 9,000 cr: ISMA
Sugar cane arrears to farmers have crossed Rs 20,000 crore in the current marketing year 2018-19.
Govt hikes sugarcane price by Rs 20 per quintal to Rs 275
Sugar production in India is estimated to reach a record 32.25 million tonnes in the current 2017-18.
India likely to pay cane growers to help sugar mills: sources
Government officials insist India’s plans to directly pay cane growers would not contravene WTO rules.