Overview
- Punjab’s Cane Commissioner said proceedings have begun against mills that failed to start by the November 15 deadline.
- According to official data, 27 of 41 mills are operating, while 14 are being inspected to verify whether crushing has begun.
- Noncompliant mills face penalties of Rs 1 million per day until operations start under a new enforcement plan.
- Provincial monitoring teams have been deployed to ensure sugarcane growers receive full and timely payments.
- Farmers’ Ittehad alleges some owners delayed crushing to push down cane prices as retail sugar sells for Rs 200–229 per kilogram, and officials say increased output should ease prices once fully underway.