Friday, February 12, 2010

Rising sugar prices... politics or economics???

Sugar prices have reached sky highin the last few months, a phenomenon not having occurred on such a large scale earlier. While the govt. is blaming the rising food and sugar prices an effect of inflation, we have got news of farmers burning their sugarcane for want of better prices and MSP amidst which we have news of the Mayawati Govt. not allowing UP sugar mills to take delivery of thousands of tonnes of raw sugar lying at kandla port. Politics or economics;what is the actual reason is the question to be pondered upon??

1 comment:

Ritesh Kewlani(p30034) said...

Like we studied in the class, the power dynamics in the sugar cooperatives is very complex and varies from region to region. It is indeed sad that a lot the county's resources are wasted due to this. The government should intervene in this matter and do the needful.