Summary:
The sugar cane business is going through crisis and we are unable to pay FRP to farmers this year. It is mandatory for them to pay FRP to farmers and we expect government to assist us. KOLHAPUR: Millers from Kolhapur district are firm on their stand that they would not start cane crushing till the government assists them to pay fair and renumerative price (FRP) to farmers.The millers have stated that they are struggling to pay FRP to farmers this year. We have to start crushing cane at some point but we will wait at present.”The meeting was attended by MLA Hasan Mushriff, MLA Chandradeep Narke, former MLA P N Patil, Sanjay Mandlik and other representatives of sugar mills from Kolhapur. The next meeting of the millers will be organised on November 10 to discuss the situation..