Sugar Prices Soar, Mill Profits Swell, Farmers Demands Share in the Surplus

As sugar prices surge from Rs 48.18 to Rs 62 per kg in less than two months, SKM – the joint platform of farmers’ unions – accuses Modi government of facilitating market profiteering; demands Rs 5,500 per tonne for raw cane and mandatory sharing of sugar-industry surplus with cane farmers.   Groundxero Desk Sep 17, […]