The fair and remunerative price for sugar cane has been raised.

• FRP is ₹355 per quintal, up from ₹340 in the previous season.

• Price applies to a basic sugar recovery rate of 10.25%.

• Premium of ₹3.46 per quintal for each 0.1% increase in recovery over and above 10.25%.

• Deduction for sugar mills with recovery below 9.5% will be ₹329.05 per quintal in 2025-26.

• Production cost for 2025-26 is ₹173 per quintal.

• Five crore farmers and five lakh workers in sugar mills depend on sugar cane farming and processing.

• In 2023-24, 99.92% of dues have been cleared, with 87% cleared in the current season.