# India triples ethanol allocation from damaged grain as sugar diversion ends

> India's oil marketing companies have more than tripled ethanol allocations from damaged foodgrains and raised maize volumes for the 2026-27 ethanol supply year after cutting sugar diversion to zero. The Centre directed the cut in sugar-based ethanol quotas.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T12:07:24.751Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101095-india-triples-ethanol-allocation-from-damaged-grain-as-sugar-diversion-ends
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher allocations of maize and surplus rice to distilleries add demand for these feedstocks, which can tighten domestic grain supplies and support feed grain prices. Actual procurement will depend on prices and competition from other users.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-11-09 | [Rising maize diversion for ethanol production may fuel food inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/90112-rising-maize-diversion-for-ethanol-production-may-fuel-food-inflation.md) | +0.8% | — |
| CORN | 2025-07-28 | [Rate Difference in Grain-Based and Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Production Affecting Sector: Official – Outlook Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23740-rate-difference-in-grain-based-and-sugarcane-based-ethanol-production-affecting.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2025-06-26 | [India’s oilseed output may fall as farmers shift to maize for ethanol - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24316-india-s-oilseed-output-may-fall-as-farmers-shift-to-maize-for-ethanol-the.md) | +4.6% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-04-30 | [Ethanol stocks fall as exports increase  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25107-ethanol-stocks-fall-as-exports-increase-the-daily-digest.md) | -1.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Indian distillers seek 9% corn ethanol price hike as feedstock costs surge \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2890-indian-distillers-seek-9-corn-ethanol-price-hike-as-feedstock-costs-surge-world.md) | -0.5% | — |
| RICE | 2022-07-06 | [Fall in wheat, rice, sugar production should not detract from goal of cropping and dietary diversification \| The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40463-fall-in-wheat-rice-sugar-production-should-not-detract-from-goal-of-cropping.md) | +2.4% | +6.0% |
| RICE | 2025-07-28 | [Rate Difference in Grain-Based and Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Production Affecting Sector: Official – Outlook Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23740-rate-difference-in-grain-based-and-sugarcane-based-ethanol-production-affecting.md) | -2.9% | -8.6% |
| RICE | 2025-04-30 | [Ethanol stocks fall as exports increase  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25107-ethanol-stocks-fall-as-exports-increase-the-daily-digest.md) | +1.0% | +8.2% |

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/articles/india-triples-ethanol-allocation-from-damaged-grain-as-sugar-diversion-ends

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