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After talks on October 12, 2026, the Centre promised a joint committee within a week on cane weighing, recovery and payments; Karnataka will run its own study.
Tamil Nadu has sanctioned Rs 603.34 crore to pay cane farmers Rs 709.50 a tonne over FRP for 2025-26, taking the price to Rs 4,000 a tonne, before Deepavali.
UP cane farmers want the 2026-27 state price raised to Rs 600 a quintal; a BKU faction warns of protest on 25 October if no rate is set by 20 October.
Maharashtra's 2026-27 sugarcane crushing season opens on or before October 15, with 210 mills licensed; the Centre meets on farmers' concerns on October 12.
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