The sugarcane crushing season of 2025-26 commenced in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. Instructions have been issued to sugar mills to promptly pay the sugarcane price due for the current crushing season, 2025-26, as per the regulations.
The statement comes after the government allowed the export of 6 million tonnes of sugar on a quota basis during the sugar season (SS) 2022-23.
The Department of Food and Public Distribution issued the guidelines for restructuring SDF Loans under Rule 26 of the SDF Rules 1983 on January 3.
Mills have contracted to export the entire 6 million tonne sugar quota assigned by the food ministry in January this year, All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA) said in a statement.
So far, about Rs 1,574 crore has been disbursed to sugar mills under various assistance schemes.
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