Cabinet approves Fair and Remunerative Price of Rs.365/qtl for Sugarcane Farmers for season 2026-27

• Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) is the statutory minimum price sugar mills must pay sugarcane farmers, fixed by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on the recommendation of CACP.
• For Sugar Season 2026-27 (Oct–Sep), FRP set at Rs. 365/qtl at a basic recovery rate of 10.25%.
• Benefits ~5 crore sugarcane farmers and ~5 lakh sugar-mill/ancillary workers; sugar is India's second-largest agro-industry after textiles.