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Mention two problems faced by the sugar industry of India.
Topic: Sugar industry
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(1) The crushing season is short — cane loses its sucrose soon after harvest — so the mills lie idle much of the year and costs run high. (2) The cane price is fixed by the government, leaving growers and mills dissatisfied.
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