Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced to give highest ever price of sugarcane in the country to the farmers of Haryana for 2009-10. Presiding over a meeting of the Sugarcane Control Board at Chandigarh, Hooda said that the farmers in the state will be given Rs. 185 per quintal for early varieties, Rs. 180 for mid varieties and Rs. 175 per quintal for late maturing varieties. <br/>He has also announced the cane price for the year 2010-11 and it would be Rs. 210, Rs. 205 and Rs. 200 per quintal for early, mid and late varieties respectively. Mr. Hooda said the decision to fix price of sugarcane for the crushing season 2010-11 had been taken in advance to encourage the farmers to grow more sugarcane.<br/><br/>
News On AIR | November 3, 2009 6:28 PM
Haryana raises sugar cane support price substantially