Minister D K Shivakumar convened sugarcane farmers and sugar-factory owners in Belagavi, Karnataka, on 27 October 2026 to negotiate pricing.
They agreed to set the farmer price only after the central government fixes the sugar minimum selling price, with a decision expected within two days.
Farmers are pressing for Rs 6,000 per tonne to offset mounting losses.
Factory owners said they struggle to obtain loans from banks and face cooperative borrowing costs.
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Nandini price hike
Chief Minister D K Shivakumar convened sugarcane farmers and factory owners in Belagavi, Karnataka, on 27 October 2026 to negotiate pricing.
Karnataka Cabinet approved raising Nandini milk prices by Rs 8 per litre, citing packaging, diesel and petrol costs and warning shipments could shift to states.
He noted dozens of ministers, legislators and officials attended, moving parties near a floor-price deal.
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Karnataka Cabinet approved raising Nandini milk prices by Rs 8 per litre, allocating Rs 7 to farmers and Rs 1 to the federation, effective 1 November, citing rising costs of plastic packaging, diesel and petrol.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.
History
July 1991 Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and Finance Minister Manmohan Singh launched liberalisation that ended sugar subsidies and devalued the rupee 18%. The reforms affected sugar pricing and lifted foreign investment from $132 million in 1991-92 to $5.3 billion by 1995-96. On 27 October 2026 Minister D K Shivakumar met Belagavi’s sugarcane growers and Nandini milk producers demanding higher prices, showing the 1991 deregulation’s continued influence.
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Farmers demand 6000
Minister D K Shivakumar convened sugarcane farmers and sugar-factory owners in Belagavi, Karnataka, on 27 October 2026 to negotiate pricing.
They agreed to set the farmer price only after the central government fixes the sugar minimum selling price, with a decision expected within two days.
Farmers are pressing for Rs 6,000 per tonne to offset mounting losses.
Factory owners said they struggle to obtain loans from banks and face cooperative borrowing costs.
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