The Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) on Friday instructed compensatory improve in pricing for ethanol produced from B and C heavy molasses within the wake of the path of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution proscribing using sugarcane juice and syrup for ethanol manufacturing.
“While acknowledging the government’s intent to balance the (sugar) needs of consumers, ISMA proposed specific measures to ensure a smooth transition,” it mentioned in an announcement.
The Association appealed to the federal government to allow conversion of the remaining contracted/cancelled juice amount to B-heavy molasses, enable distilleries to proceed processing present juice inventory to ethanol till December 10, with the produced ethanol to be equipped to the OMCs till December 20, and compensatory improve in pricing for ethanol.
The path may end up in discount of the crushing capability of sugar mills resulting in delay in crushing season and losses to sugar mills and sugarcane farmers. Hence, the instructed measures needs to be applied, it mentioned.
