KSM to face production setback
BSS, Kushtia
Production at Kushtia Sugar Mills (KSM) may suffer a setback this season because of a sugarcane supply deficit like in the past.KSM sources said the mill has been incurring huge loss every year due to failure in achieving the target. The mill faces shortage of sugarcane as growers in the mill area are selling sugarcane to molasses producers at comparatively higher prices, violating their agreement with the mill authorities. At least 200 illegal power crushers are producing molasses in the mill zone, sources said. Growers said, for one maund sugarcane, they get Tk 40 from the mill and Tk 60 from molasses producers. Every year, the mill authorities provide loan to the growers in the mill zone, but they sell their products to molasses producers.
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