Thursday, November 06, 2008

India: Sugarcane crop damaged by severe cold

The Hindu News Update Service
...He said in the middle of the crushing season, the sugarcane crop had experienced severe cold conditions due to frequent occurrence of frost during December-January months which caused extensive damage to the crop.

He said due to these factors, the yield of sugarcane was affected and farmers suffered losses as they could not fulfil the requirement of cane supply to the mills.

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