Mills say they wouldn’t be able to pay more than Rs 112. ‘Return for the growers from alternative crops and the general trend of prices of agricultural commodities is also required to be looked into.’ M.R. Subramani Chennai, Oct. 10 Sugarcane growers in Uttar Pradesh have asked the State Government to increase the State Advised Price (SAP) for their produce by at least 25 per cent to 160 a quintal. But the sugar mills have said they would not be able to pay more than Rs 112. For the 2007-08 season that ended in September, the Uttar Pradesh Government had fixed SAP at Rs 125 a quintal. However, the Supreme Court, in an interim order last month, asked the sugar mills in the State to pay Rs 110 a quintal without deducting any payment for transportation pending a final verdict. The growers placed their demands before a special...
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