The Punjab government is expected to announce the cane price for 2012-13 crushing season in the next one week.
“The decision with regard to announcing the State Advised Price (SAP) for sugarcane for the current crushing season is likely to be taken this week,” a senior official of Punjab cane department said on Monday.
Cane crushing is expected to start after November 25 to produce 3.8 million quintals of sugar in the state, he added. The state has a total 16 sugarmills including nine in the cooperative sector.