Uttar Pradesh government is likely to keep the administered price of cane for 2017-18 (Oct-Sep) unchanged at 305 rupees per 100 kg. It is most likely that the state-advised price for sugarcane will not be raised for 2017-18. Reduction in price is anyway not possible as it would clash with farmers’ demand for higher prices. In 2016-17, Uttar Pradesh had raised the administered price of cane by 25 rupees per 100 kg to 305 rupees after keeping it unchanged for three years. The state government is likely to continue with its sugarcane pricing policy for at least two more years, a senior official from the state cane department had said earlier this month.