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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that the state government has fixed the procurement price of sugarcane with 11.25 per cent recovery at ₹3,300 per tonne.

Appealing to the agitating farmers to cooperate and withdraw their protest, Siddaramaiah said the decision was taken after extensive discussions with farmers’ leaders and representatives of sugar factories.

The revised procurement price, he clarified, excludes harvesting and transport charges.

In response to the ongoing protests by sugarcane farmers across northern Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that the state government has fixed the procurement price of sugarcane with 11.25 per cent recovery at ₹3,300 per tonne.

Appealing to the agitating farmers to cooperate and wi

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