Kallakurichi: The Kallakurichi Co-operative Sugar Mill has announced plans to crush 3.25 lakh tonnes of sugarcane during the upcoming 2025-26 crushing season.
In a press release, officials said that sugarcane cultivated on 9,300 acres has been registered with the mill for the current season.
During the previous 2024-25 season, the mill had procured 3.09 lakh tonnes of sugarcane from 3,790 farmers across the district. As part of the government’s support, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare had fixed a support price of ₹349 per tonne for sugarcane.
A total of ₹10.5 crore was deposited directly into the bank accounts of the registered farmers as part of this initiative.
