The sugarcane prices has now been fixed at Rs 310 per quintal for early varieties, Rs 305 per quintal for mid varieties and Rs 300 per quintal for late varieties of sugarcane as against the last year's Rs 301, Rs 295 and Rs 290 respectively, an official release said here tonight.
This rate will be payable for the sugarcane supplied at the mill gate of the sugar mills.
The increase in the SAP over the last year has been made keeping in view of the increase in the cost of cultivation of sugarcane and to motivate farmers to increase the area under cultivation, the release added.