Govt hikes FRP of sugarcane by Rs 10 per quintal to Rs 315 per quintal for 2023-24 season

30 Jun 2023 Evaluate

The government has hiked Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane by Rs 10 per quintal to Rs 315 per quintal for the 2023-24 season starting October. FRP is the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers. The decision to increase the FRP of sugarcane was taken at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The FRP has been determined on the basis of recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) and after consultations with state governments and other stakeholders.

The FRP of sugarcane for the 2023-24 season, up 3.28% from current 2022-23 marketing year (October-September). Last year, FRP of sugarcane was Rs 305 per quintal. In 2014-15 season, FRP of sugarcane was Rs 210 per quintal. In the current 2022-23 marketing year, about 3,353 lakh tonnes of sugarcane worth Rs 1,11,366 crore has been purchased by sugar mills. During 2013-14, the mills had procured sugarcane worth Rs 57,104 crore.

The CCEA has approved the FRP of sugarcane for 2023-24 marketing year at Rs 315 per quintal for a basic recovery rate of 10.25%. The CCEA also decided to provide a premium of Rs 3.07 per quintal for each 0.1% increase in recovery over and above 10.25% and reduction in FRP by Rs 3.07 per quintal for every 0.1% decrease in recovery.

Further, with a view to protect interest of sugarcane farmers, government has also decided that there shall not be any deduction in case of sugar mills where recovery is below 9.5 per cent. Such farmers will get Rs 291.975 per quintal for sugarcane in ensuing sugar season 2023-24 in place of Rs 282.125 per quintal in current sugar season 2022-23.

The cost of production of sugarcane for the sugar season 2023-24 is Rs 157 per quintal. This FRP of Rs 315 per quintal at a recovery rate of 10.25% is higher by 100.6% over production cost. The new FRP would be applicable for purchase of sugarcane from the farmers in the sugar season 2023-24 (starting October, 2023) by sugar mills. 

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