AISTA Seeks 35% Hike in Sugar Minimum Price
AISTA has asked the government to raise the minimum selling price of sugar to Rs 42 per kg, a 35 percent increase. It also backs the current fair and remunerative price for sugarcane for the 2026-27 season, which stakeholders had accepted earlier. The demand comes as farmers protest, so the price debate affects both mills and growers.
Context
Context: FRP is the minimum price sugar mills must pay farmers for sugarcane, set by the central government each season. Mills buy cane at that price, so a higher selling price for sugar directly affects their margins and what farmers receive.
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