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Karnataka CM Convenes Sugar Talks, Seeks PM Meeting as Cane Protests Stretch Into a Second Week

He says the Centre controls cane pricing levers, prompting a request to Delhi to revise FRP rules, allow exports and enable a net price to farmers.

Chikkodi: Farmers protest on the fifth consecutive day demanding fixation of sugarcane price, in Chikkodi, Karnataka, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
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What began as a sit-in at Belagavi’s Gurlapur Cross has now intensified into a large-scale agitation.
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Overview

  • Chief Minister Siddaramaiah scheduled meetings in Bengaluru today with sugar mill owners followed by farmer leaders as demonstrations spread across north Karnataka.
  • Farmer unions are demanding Rs 3,500 per tonne net to growers and have warned of highway blockades if no acceptable decision emerges from the talks.
  • The CM wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an urgent appointment, citing FRP rules, export curbs and limited ethanol offtake as drivers of the crisis.
  • District officials in Belagavi advised mills to pay Rs 3,200 per tonne at 11.25% recovery and Rs 3,100 at 10.25%, excluding harvesting and transport charges.
  • Union Minister Pralhad Joshi urged negotiations, reiterated the FRP set at Rs 350 per quintal, and indicated approval for sugar exports to ease mill stocks.