During the last season a total of 211 sugar factories were operational. The office of sugar commissioner in Pune recently released statistics about the fair and remunerative price (FRP) paid along with the amount due for the last season.

 

The FRP is the fixed sum (for every tonne of sugar cane) paid to the farmers within two weeks after the produce has been harvested. The data released also stated that as many as 26 factories have total dues of Rs 182 crore. The district collectors have now been asked to recover the amount.

 

“We have issued a revenue recovery certificate for 17 sugar mills out of which some have agreed to pay the money for avoiding action,” Chandrakant Pulkundwar, state sugar commissioner, said.

 

During the last season, 105 lakh tonne of sugar cane was sent to the mills by the farmers to produce sugar, ethanol and other by-products.

Centre extends export

restrictions till Oct 31

Meanwhile, the Centre on Wednesday extended the restrictions on export of all kinds of sugar — raw, refined, white, organic — till October 31 as anticipated by the experts as the domestic production for the upcoming season is expected to go down.

 

The restrictions on export of sugar are in place since October last year. Only mills those mills who were given the quota for export were given an exception. However, now the quota of exports with the mills from across the country has been fulfilled

 

India, the second-largest sugar producer, has extended its export restrictions to protect domestic supplies. The government will continue to curb overseas shipments of sugar beyond October 31. The move is expected to tighten the global market and raise costs for the food industry. India introduced a quota system in 2022-23 after reduced production due to late rains. The size of the quota for 2023-24 is still unclear. The restriction does not apply to sugar being exported to the European Union and the US under some quota systems. India's sugar production is likely to fall 3.4% this year.

 

The Indian government has extended restrictions on sugar exports beyond October 31 in order to increase availability in the domestic market during the festive season. The restrictions will not apply to sugar being exported to the EU and the US under certain duty concession quotas. India is the largest producer and the second-largest exporter of sugar globally. The government has been closely monitoring the sugar sector, including production, consumption, exports, and price trends.

 

The Indian government has extended restrictions on the export of sugar to prevent a rise in domestic prices during the festive season and ahead of elections in five states. The restrictions will apply to various types of sugar and were initially imposed in June last year. In a separate move, the government has lifted restrictions on the export of non-basmati white rice to nine countries.