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Centre hikes sugarcane price by 4.41% to ₹355 per quintal for 2025-26 • Apr. 30, 2025, 5:59 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Also Known As	Saccharum officinarum

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A stand of sugarcane on the west bank of the Nile River, near Dandarah, Egypt.

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