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sugar mills
Coverage of sugar mills in the Nexus archive.
- PM Modi to lay foundation stone on November 20 for two sugar mills at Sakri & Raiyam in Bihar
PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for two sugar mills in Sakri and Raiyam, Bihar, on November 20. The Bihar Government aims to establish 25 new sugar mills in five years under the Bihar Sugar Industry Investment Promotion Policy-2026.
- Moving beyond cane prices
Pakistan annually faces a recurring debate over sugarcane prices between farmers and sugar mills, with governments intervening to set prices. The article argues that the focus should shift from pricing to productivity, as structural challenges like stagnant farm productivity, rising costs, and resource scarcity hinder long-term competitiveness. Despite a 6.2% increase in sugarcane production last fiscal year, the crop contributes only 0.8% to GDP.