Open problems · Farming & rural life
Farm distress and sugarcane prices
Karnataka's farmers face long-running distress. Sugarcane growers have protested repeatedly over the price mills pay them.
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What we know
Farm distress is a long-unsolved problem in the state.
After a nine-day protest in Nov 2025, the state fixed sugarcane at ₹3,300 a tonne. In Sept–Oct 2026, farmers marched to Hubballi demanding ₹5,500 a tonne and threatened to lock mill godowns across the state.
Open questions
- What does it cost a farmer to grow a tonne of sugarcane, and how does that compare with the price paid?
- How much do mills owe farmers in unpaid dues right now?
- How do other sugar-producing states set the cane price?
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