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Karnataka Sugarcane Standoff Deepens as CM Meets Mills and Farmers, Seeks PM Intervention

The gap between a Rs 3,500 net demand and offers near Rs 3,100–3,200 after deductions is now the core dispute.

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 has convened separate meetings in Bengaluru today with sugar mill owners and farmer leaders and has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an urgent appointment on the crisis.
  • District officials say mills have proposed about Rs 3,200 per tonne at 11.25% recovery and Rs 3,100 at 10.25%, excluding harvesting and transport, which farmer groups reject.
  • In a letter to the PM, the CM noted the Centre’s FRP of roughly Rs 3,550/tonne at 10.25% recovery but said H&T deductions of Rs 800–900 cut the effective payout to around Rs 2,600–3,000, and he sought policy changes on net pricing, recovery norms, sugar MSP, exports and ethanol allocation.
  • The agitation entered its second week across North Karnataka, with farmer leaders refusing to travel to Bengaluru, setting a fresh deadline into Saturday, and warning of highway blockades or a statewide bandh if no acceptable price is announced.
  • Union Minister Pralhad Joshi affirmed the Centre sets FRP at Rs 350 per quintal, urged negotiations, and said the government plans to permit around 15 lakh tonnes of sugar exports to ease stocks.