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However, the price of Rs 2950/tonne is lower than the Rs 3500/tonne that sugarcane growers in the district have been demanding. Berhampur: The Aska cooperative sugar industries limited (ACSIL) in Ganjam district on Saturday raised the sugarcane price by Rs 290 per tonne this year, up from Rs 2660/tonne it had provided last year. “The government has fixed the FRP of sugarcane at Rs 2750 per tonne this year,” Patra said.Ganjam district sugarcane growers’ association has agreed to the decision. Pradhan, however, urged the government to provide special package to sugarcane growers who had suffered crop loss in cyclone Titili . He added that it was higher than the fair and remuneration price (FRP) of sugarcane fixed by the government..