Belagavi, Nov. 7 -- Farmers in Karnataka on Friday called off their protest after the State government announced a Rs 100 per-tonne increase in the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane.

The new procurement price was fixed after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had a discussion with the representatives of sugar factory owners and the farmers.

Addressing a press conference, CM Siddaramaiah said, "I have been holding meetings with the ministers since morning. I had also called a meeting of all the sugar factory owners. Almost everyone participated. There are 81 sugar factories in the state. Out of these, 11 factories are under government control, and one is a government-owned sugar factory. The rest are privately owned factories."

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