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Policy paralysis in Pakistan deepens sugar crisis, exposes governance fail
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association blamed government policies, closed FBR portals and transport bans for nationwide sugar price hikes, rejecting claims of market manipulation. Grocers accused mills of creating an artificial crisis, while ex-mill prices in Karachi rose to PKR 185 and retail
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Pakistan: State mismanagement triggers looming flour shortage in twin citi
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, an urgent meeting convened to address the crisis, senior leaders of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) sharply criticised the authorities for creating instability instead of resolving long-standing issues. The session, chaired by Chief Patron Tariq
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ISMA welcomes Government nod for sugar exports, seeks revision of MSP and
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has welcomed the government's decision to permit the export of 15 lakh tons of sugar during the 2025-26 sugar season, calling it a timely step to support industry planning and market balance. The move, ISMA stated in its press
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Sugar production in India expected to rise 16% in 2025-26; Centre allows 1
Updated : 4 months ago IST
India's sugar production for the 2025-26 sugar season is projected to rise sharply to 343.5 lakh tons, up around 16 per cent from 296.1 lakh tons in 2024-25, according to the first advance estimates released by the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) this week.
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Pakistan: Punjab's wheat ban pushes Rawalpindi and Islamabad to the brink
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The move has prompted the Flour Mills Association to announce the suspension of flour distribution from Monday, raising alarms of an impending food emergency in Pakistan's twin cities, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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"Government of India has a larger role to play...": Karnataka Minister on
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Patil emphasised that the Government of India plays a significant role in fixing the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) and minimum support price (MSP) for sugarcane. He assured that the state government will actively work to resolve the issue, engaging in discussions with factory owners a
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"We will stand with farmers": Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah meets sugar mill o
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday met sugarcane factory owners and farmers at Vidhana Soudha to discuss sugarcane pricing, ethanol production, and exports. Responding to their concerns, he said, "We will stand with the farmers. You too must be ready to help solve their probl
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"Pradhanmantri ka jhoot sabse majboot": Jairam Ramesh jibes at PM Modi for
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
"In the 20 years of the BJP-JD(U) government, Seemanchal has only been neglected, resulting in nearly half its population being trapped in severe poverty. Why has Seemanchal been neglected under the double-engine government, and why has this region been left in such a state of ruin?," Hai
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Pakistan's sugar mess deepens: Govt bows to mill owners, consumers pay the
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
After a wave of vegetable price shocks, Pakistan is now staring at a fresh sugar crisis, with prices in the open market surging once again to Pakistani Rs 200 per kilogram.
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Political incompetence fuels Pakistan's looming food emergency
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's wheat management system is once again caught in disarray, reflecting a troubling mix of policy paralysis and administrative failure. In an attempt to rein in surging flour prices, the Sindh cabinet recently approved the release of 1.265 million tonnes of wheat to flour mills at Rs
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"Modi govt ensuring farmers welfare by financially strengthening cooperati
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Shah said that the trio of Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar in the Maharashtra government has also taken several initiatives to help farmers.
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ISMA urges Centre for revision of sugar MSP to Rs 40.2/kg to support mills
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"The MSP of sugar has remained unchanged at Rs 31/kg since February 2019, even as the FRP of sugarcane has been revised upward each year, creating a widening gap between input costs and output pricing," he said adding that thus, the MSP of sugar must also be aligned automatically with sugarc
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