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Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Red sugarcane farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district have voiced strong discontent over the procurement price offered by the Cooperative Department for sugarcane supplied as part of the state government’s Pongal gift hampers.Although the government announced a rate of Rs 38 per cane, farmers allege that after deductions for transportation, handling, and labour, they receive only about Rs 25 per cane, which they say is financially unsustainable.The Cooperative Departmen…