Sugarcane Crushing Season

Haryana's CM announced a sugarcane price of Rs 430 a quintal for 2026-27 and Rs 450 for 2027-28, reported October 29, 2026; crushing starts November 1.

Pakistani cane farmers demand PKR 700 per 40 kg and crushing by November 1, 2026, threatening protests; no official price set yet.

Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar wrote to PM Modi on October 19, 2026 as sugarcane farmers' protests over cane prices kept mills in north Karnataka from starting crushing.