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Sugarcane FRP ₹355

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Sugarcane FRP ₹355 (GS3 · Agriculture, 30 April 2025)
Asked by UPSCPrelims 20151 PYQ

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What happened

  • CCEA fixed FRP for 2025-26 at ₹355/qtl at 10.25% recovery [PIB].

Background

  • Premium ₹3.46/qtl per 0.1% extra recovery [PIB].

Why it matters

  • There is no deduction in FRP where a mill’s recovery is below 9.5% [PIB].

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Agriculture: cropping, MSP, PDS, food processing, land reforms

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-30): CCEA fixed FRP for 2025-26 at ₹355/qtl at 10.25% recovery.
  2. There is no deduction in FRP where a mill's recovery is below 9.5% [PIB].
Quotable data point

CCEA fixed FRP for 2025-26 at ₹355/qtl at 10.25% recovery.

PIB: FRP sugarcane, 30 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: FRP.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

FRP 2025-26

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: FRP sugarcane, 30 Apr 2025

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