Bengaluru, Nov. 8 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced procurement price of Rs.3,300 per tonne, for sugarcane yielding 11.25% recovery, adding that he is ready to lead a delegation to New Delhi to urge the Centre to revise the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sugar and resolve other related issues, amid ongoing protests by farmers.

The farmers' protest demanding a fixed sugarcane price of Rs.3,500 per tonne at Gurlapur Cross in Mudalagi taluk of Belagavi district entered its ninth day on Friday and spread across Belagavi, Bagalkot, Vijayapura, and Haveri districts.

Chairing a meeting at Vidhana Soudha with sugar factory owners and farmer leaders, Siddaramaiah said the problem stems largely from Central policies governing su...