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MAIZE DIVERSION FOR ETHANOL
Sugar stock limits may offer temporary relief but risk disrupting the supply chain: IndustryIndia is unlikely to face any immediate sugar shortage, as domestic stocks are expected to be sufficient to meet demand until the next crus...
No decision yet on petrol blending beyond 20% ethanol, says ministerThe government has not decided to increase ethanol blending in petrol beyond twenty percent. Any future increase will follow scientific stu...
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...
US offers to help India meet ethanol blending target by 2025"We believe that there's a great opportunity to support India's advancement in increasing ethanol production," said Alexis Taylor, United S...
Caught in a maize: In India’s ethanol blending ambitions, eggs are an unlikely casualtyThe government wants to use maize to cut its fuel import bill. While this has strategic advantages, it puts a question over egg production ...
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...
Solar recharging of EVs is more efficient use of land than ethanol crops for blended fuel in India: ReportNotably, India has set a target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025. This will require doubling of ethanol from sugar and quadrupling...
- Maize exporters now bank on falling prices
Maize exports are slowly picking up as Indian prices are competing head-to-head with those from Brazil, Argentina and North America.
- India, a preferred destination for buying maize
India is emerging as a preferred destination for global maize buyers as the commodity here is cheaper by 25 per cent at $300 per tonne comp...