Sugar price rise: Allow jaggery units to produce ethanol, says sugarcane growers’ body

Kurubur Shanthakumar attributes the rising price of sugar to the ‘substantial profits’ made by the sugar factories from ethanol production

Govt rules out ethanol diversion as cause of sugar price rise, cites lower output, festive demand and crop damageNEW DELHI: Sugar production during the current season (Oct-Sept) is estimated around 306 lakh tonnes, 11% lower than the initial projection of 343 lakh tonnes for the year by sugarcane-growing states, govt s