UP mills have A sugarcane outstanding of nearly Rs 11,000 crore
Aid will be given to 24 state-run cooperative mills as loan, arrears will be settled via direct transfers into farmers' bank accounts
It has also pitched for a one-time increase in minimum sugar price to Rs 33 per kilo to help sugar mills cover the cost of production
Govt estimates over Rs 93,000 crore may flow into hands of sugarcane farmers in 2020-21 based on estimated output
131 licences to set up new Khandsari units issued so far, creating 34,550 TCD capacity
The current season began on October 1
Factories seek to improve cash flows; Maharashtra allows export of molasses
Hit by the slump in sugar demand following lockdown and consequent subdued realisations, mills have run up huge farmers' outstanding pertaining to the current sugar season 2019-20
3.6 MT shipped by mills so far; Indonesia, Iran major offshore destinations
Low offtake of sweetener as cold drink units, ice-cream factories, and sweet shops remain shut due to lockdown. No offtake from liquor plants, paper units and OMCs for byproduts either
In this backdrop, the sugar mills are now pinning hopes on the prospective shipments to Indonesia to make up for the accumulating losses
Industry seeks allocation of special fund to clear pending export subsidies
Industry seeks allocation of special fund to clear pending export subsidy
Sector says new drought-resistant, high-yield and high-recovery cane to be introduced next year
The excess production is a major issue as mills had planned to expand ethanol production
The factories were able to supply only a third of OMC requirements in the second tender
Apart from sugar mills, grain based distilleries have also set up additional 100,000 litres per day taking total additional capacity to 2 lakh litres per day
The Rangarajan committee recommendations on sugar reforms have been put into cold storage. Yet, the industry has managed to break out from the infamous surplus-shortage cycle
According to market watchers, fresh sugar procurement from mills would start soon since the supply chain would have largely dried up during the last couple of weeks
The government had allocated 6 million tonnes of sugar quota among 530 mills spread across in the country, depending on their crushing capacity and records