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Jagran correspondent, Basti. Farmers are becoming disillusioned with the sugarcane crop in the district. This is the reason why autumn sugarcane sowing has also decreased in this season as compared to the previous season. There has been a decrease of 877.74 hectares in the autumn sugarcane sowing in this season as compared to the previous season. Autumn sugarcane sowing has reduced in Rudhauli and Babhnan sugar mill areas.
In the year 2024-25, autumn sugarcane was sown in a total of 4763.570 hectares in the district. This included sowing of sugarcane on 1170.540 hectares in Munderwa sugar mill area, 1132.180 hectares in Athdama sugar mill area while 2460.850 hectares of sugarcane was sown in Babhnan sugar mill area. In 2025-26, the sowing of autumn black sugarcane in the district decreased to 3895.83 hectares. However, autumn sugarcane sowing in Munderwa sugar mill area has not been affected but has increased.
This time 1200.600 hectares of sugarcane has been sown there. Autumn sugarcane sowing has decreased the most in Babhnan Mill area. This time 1683.350 hectares of sugarcane has been sown in the mill area. This time a total of 777.5 hectares less sugarcane has been sown. At the same time, in Athdama Sugar Mill, Rudhauli, it is 1011.880 hectares, which is a decrease of 120.3 hectares as compared to last time.
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BKU State Secretary Diwanchandra Patel said that it is true that the sugarcane farmers of the district are becoming disillusioned with the cash crop. The main reason for this is not getting the sugarcane price relative to the cost. The reason behind less sowing of sugarcane in autumn is that the accumulation of sugarcane is less during winter. In autumn, the priority of the farmer is to sow wheat and mustard. Due to this, autumn sowing of sugarcane is affected.
Sowing of sugarcane is less in autumn. As for the autumn sugarcane sowing this season is less as compared to the last season, there has been a nominal reduction in the sowing. It will be completed in the spring.
Angad Prasad Singh, District Sugarcane Officer