UP Cabinet Approves Record Sugarcane SAP Hike; Payment Process Underway

The Uttar Pradesh government has formally approved the record hike in the State Advised Price (SAP) for sugarcane for the 2025-26 crushing season. The proposal, based on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s October 29 announcement of a Rs 30 increase, was cleared during a cabinet meeting held on Friday.

With this approval, farmers will receive Rs 400 per quintal for the early variety of sugarcane, Rs 390 per quintal for the normal variety, and Rs 355 per quintal for the unsuitable variety. Following the decision, the Sugarcane Department has begun the process of issuing payments at the revised rates.

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Sugarcane Development and Sugar Industry Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said the SAP has been fixed for all sugar mills in the state, and mills will now make payments accordingly.

For the current crushing season, the transport deduction for moving sugarcane from external purchasing centres to mill gates has been set at 60 paise per quintal per kilometre, capped at Rs 12 per quintal. 

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Additionally, the contribution payable to sugarcane societies and Sugarcane Development Councils has been fixed at Rs 5.50 per quintal.