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MAIZE DIVERSION TO ETHANOL
Rising maize diversion for ethanol production may fuel food inflationOil marketing companies have increased maize demand for ethanol, which is raising concerns for animal feed costs and inflation. Maize price...- Eggs, chicken may turn costlier by 30% by December as poultry feed prices soarEgg and chicken prices in India could rise 25-30% by December as maize and broken rice, key poultry feed ingredients, have become significa...
- As sugar markets swing, eBuySugar bets on scale and digital tradeWith sugar prices, production, and trade policies becoming increasingly volatile, eBuySugar is expanding its role beyond simply connecting ...
- Smart rice policy would be niceIn the 2026-27 cycle, India's rice production is projected to fall by 6.5% compared to the previous year, largely due to monsoon rainfall b...
- Grain-based feedstocks power nearly 70% of India’s ethanol supplies in 2025-26Grain-based feedstocks now supply nearly seventy percent of India's ethanol. Maize and surplus FCI rice are leading grain contributors to t...
- Ethanol blending: India should consider temporary cut to 15% from 20% target, says ICRIERIndia should consider temporarily lowering ethanol blending in petrol to 15% during severe feedstock shortages or sharp food-price pressure...
- Government should adopt flexible approach to ethanol-blended petrol programme: ICRIER paperA research paper recommends flexibility in India's ethanol blending program targets. It suggests maintaining E20 as a long-term goal while ...
- India’s farm policy needs a reset amid concerns over ethanol push, subsidies: Agri expert Devinder SharmaSharma warns that ethanol-led changes in cropping patterns may create an environmental problem over the longer term.
- Sunny side down? Egg prices rise on ethanol pushRising diversion of maize to ethanol production has significantly increased poultry feed costs, leading to a 35-40% surge in egg prices ove...
- Ethanol is not the whole story behind India’s sugar price surgeSugar prices have significantly increased due to production shortfalls and rising demand. Government data shows a substantial decline in ex...
- El Nino may force India to boost rice-based ethanol output for E20 goalIndia might need to boost rice-based ethanol production for E20 fuel blending by 2026-27. El Nino's impact on sugarcane and maize crops cou...
- Economic Survey flags risks of biofuel incentives on cropping patternsThe Economic Survey warns that India's biofuel mandates, particularly for ethanol, risk distorting cropping patterns and food prices. While...
- Biofuel push fuels kitchen heat: Wheat prices rise as maize diverted to ethanolIndia's biofuel push, particularly E20 fuel, is impacting food prices. Wheat and its products have seen a 10% price increase due to maize d...
- Maize diversion for ethanol raises poultry feed, edible oil prices, sparking concerns for sugar industry, soybean farmersMaize, diverted for ethanol production, has caused poultry feed costs to go up, impacted cooking oil prices, and reduced oilseed farmers' p...
- Poultry industry demands maize imports at zero duty under OGLIndia's poultry industry faces challenges with record-high maize prices due to ethanol production. Industry seeks zero duty imports and con...
- No proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Food secretaryGovernment remains firm on not resuming subsidised rice sale for ethanol. Chopra encourages maize ethanol production and highlights the imp...
- No proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Food SecyThe rice sale for ethanol makers was discontinued for various reasons, including apprehensions about domestic output and high retail prices...
- No proposal to allow further diversion of sugar for ethanol production: Food SecyFood Secretary Sanjeev Chopra has said that there are no plans to permit additional diversion of sugar for ethanol production during the cu...
- Traders look to buy maize from Myanmar to produce ethanolAs sugar prices started to rise due to estimates of lower production of sugarcane in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the Centre capped diversion...
- Poultry sector to seek reduction in import duty on maize & soyabeanBroken rice and maize are the main components of poultry feed. The industry fears that the prices of maize and broken rice would spike in t...
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