Open market
The RLD chief did not agree that a higher SAP would impact sugar prices in the open market, saying that now when the price was Rs. 40 a kg, farmers still did not get any price this season as mills in UP did not start crushing. So to say that the sugarcane price impacted prices was not correct. Farmers got only Rs. 3 to 5 per kg for potato, for instance, whereas in retail markets potatoes are selling over Rs. 30 a kg. Where is the connection?”