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Karnataka To Fix Sugarcane Price at Rs 3,300 Per Quintal After Protests

The Centre responded by urging the state to adopt a State Advisory Price.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the government will soon issue an order confirming a Rs 3,300 per quintal price for cane.
  • He stated the additional Rs 100 payment would be split equally, with Rs 50 from the state and Rs 50 from sugar mills.
  • Minister for Sugar Shivananda Patil will meet farmer groups as further talks continue on outstanding issues.
  • Union Minister Pralhad Joshi wrote to the Chief Minister recommending the use of a State Advisory Price as followed in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana.
  • Joshi cited the approved Fair and Remunerative Price for 2025–26 at Rs 355 per quintal and said at 10.5% recovery it works out to about Rs 363 in Karnataka.