Lucknow, Oct. 29 -- In a major pro-farmer move, the Yogi government has announced Rs 30 per quintal increase in the sugarcane price for the 2025-26 crushing season. The new rates have been fixed at Rs 400 per quintal for early varieties and Rs 390 per quintal for normal varieties, providing an additional benefit of around Rs 3,000 crore to sugarcane farmers, informed Uttar Pradesh's Minister for Sugarcane Development and Sugar Industry, Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary.
This marks the fourth sugarcane price hike under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's tenure-an initiative aimed at strengthening farmers' incomes and energizing the rural economy.
Sugarcane Development and Sugar Industry Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said the government remains com...