Lok Sabha Question No. 1473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Support Price for Sugarcane
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1473

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## SUPPORT PRICE FOR SUGARCANE

## 1473.    Dr. M K VISHNU PRASAD:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष और ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  current  support price  for sugarcane  and how  does it  compare to the cost of production;
- (b) the  details  of  measures  is  the  Government  taking  to  ensure  timely  and  adequate procurement of sugarcane from farmers;
- (c) the quantum of sugarcane procured by the Government in the current season, Statewise and district-wise in Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  total  amount  paid  to  the  farmers  State-wise  and  district-wise  in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a): As per the information received from Department of Food and Public Distribution, on the basis of recommendation of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of Sugarcane has been fixed at Rs. 355 per quintal for Sugar Season 2025-26 with a basic recovery rate of 10.25. A premium of ₹3.46 per quintal is to be given for every 0.1 percentage point increase above 10.25% in the sugar recovery, reduction  in  FRP  is  to  be  made  proportionately  by  ₹3.46  per  quintal  for  every  0.1 percentage  point  decrease  in  recovery,  in  respect  of  those  factories  whose  recovery  is below  10.25% but above 9.5%. However, for sugar factories having recovery of 9.5% or less, FRP is fixed at ₹ 329.05 per quintal. The recommended FRP covers the A2 + FL (Paid out cost plus imputed value of family labour) cost of production for all sugarcane producing States and gives a margin of 105.2 percent over the cost of production at the national level.
- (b):  Sugarcane  is  procured  by  sugar  mills  at  the  FRP  fixed  by  the  Central  Government. Power  of  Sugarcane  (Control)  order,  1966  to  regulate  distribution  and  movement  of sugarcane has been delegated to State Governments.  As per the provision of Sugarcane (Control) order, 1966, the State Government may reserve area where sugarcane is grown

for  a  sugar  factory  and  direct  a  sugarcane  grower  or  a  sugarcane  growers'  co-operative society,  supplying  sugarcane  to  a  factory,  and  the  factory  concerned  to  enter  into  an agreement to supply or purchase, as the case may be, the quantity of sugarcane so fixed.

To maintain uninterrupted crushing operations, sugar mills plan their daily crushing requirements  in  advance  and  coordinate  with  farmers  to  ensure  timely  harvesting  and supply of sugarcane.

- (c)  &  (d): The Government of Tamil Nadu does not procure sugarcane from farmers. The procurement of sugarcane is carried out by the respective sugar mills.

The district-wise quantity of sugarcane procured by sugar mills in Tamil Nadu, along with the payment made by the sugar mills to farmers for the sugarcane procured during the current season, is given below:

| Name of the District   |   Sugarcane procured during 2025-26 (in LMT) |   Total amount paid to the farmers 2025-26 (Rs. in Cr.) |
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Kallakurichi           |                                         1.28 |                                                   42.12 |
| Namakkal               |                                         0.51 |                                                   16.78 |
| Thiruvallur            |                                         0.05 |                                                    1.65 |
| Thiruvannamalai        |                                         0.34 |                                                   11.19 |
| Total                  |                                         2.18 |                                                   71.74 |

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