Cane Prices

The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has kept the cane price unchanged at Rs 280 per quintal, which could be net positive for some sugar companies. This price has been constant for the third year now.

Prodn to fall next year but co to turn black in FY17: Sakthi

The sugar industry in India has been suffering due to rise in cane prices, high production cost and surplus output.

'Policy on cane prices, export quota to help sugar prices'

The likely decision by the government on cane prices and compulsory export quota for sugar would help sugar prices to move upwards is the word coming in from Narendra Murkumbi, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Shree Renuka Sugars

Govt support critical for viability of sugar mills: ICRA

ICRA expects the domestic sugar production to increase by 3.3-3.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) to around 25 million tonnes in 2014-15 marketing year (October-September)

See sugar prices go up by Rs 0.50-1.00/kg: Triveni Engg

For the company per se, the write-downs in inventory have been substantial for the first quarter of FY15, said Tarun Sawhaney vice chairman & managing director, Triveni Engineering and Industries.

10% ethanol blending no solution, hike sugar prices: Sakthi

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, M Manickam, managing director, Sakthi Sugars, says until cane prices are fixed at parity, the hike on blending limit will not make a big difference.

Link cane prices with sugar: UP Sugar Mill Secy

Deepak Guptara, Secretary of UP Sugar Mill Association, says the only long-term solution to this problem is somehow linking sugar prices and cane prices, for which he has been requesting the government to consider the Rangarajan committee formula.

UP sugar crisis: Govt mulls linking cane with sugar prices

The Uttar Pradesh government is thinking to link cane prices to sugar prices, but the sugar industry maintains its stance that crushing will not be possible until the government adopts the Rangarajan Committee's recommendations.