This is not the first time the UP sugar industry has sparred with the government on the issue of cane pricing. During BSP supremo Mayawati's tenure, mill owners had moved the Allahabad High Court challenging the State Advised Price (SAP) for the 2010-11 crushing season.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Vivek Saraogi, MD of Balrampur Chini sounded hopeful on the policy front, about rational cane pricing and other issues related to sugarcane production in UP.