Crushing begins at Tiruttani Cooperative Sugarmills

11/11/2026, 7:20:18 pm

The Tiruttani Cooperative Sugarmills will crush over two lakh tonnes of sugarcane grown by 1,767 farmers on 7,601 acres of land in 2025-27.

Minister for Cooperatives V. Gandhiraj flagged off the crushing on Wednesday at a function in Tiruttani, with Minister for AI and IT R. Kumar, Tiruttani MLA Arunkumar, and Tiruvallur District Collector S. Kavitha present. This year, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had announced a special incentive of ₹709.50 per tonne. Last year, 1,647 farmers had brought in 2.03 tonnes of sugarcane to be crushed, said a press release.

Published - November 12, 2026 12:50 am IST

Source: The Hindu · The Hindu Bureau

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