# India's Ethanol Vision Needs To Court Sweet Sorghum To Fulfill Its E100 Dream

> Analysis argues that India's ethanol target of E100 would need sweet sorghum, which yields about 55 litres of ethanol per tonne of crushed stalks. Sugarcane yields about 70 litres per tonne but needs about four times the water and heavy inputs.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T06:05:33.594Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/117-india-s-ethanol-vision-needs-to-court-sweet-sorghum-to-fulfill-its-e100-dream
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Growing ethanol demand for sorghum could support Indian sorghum prices over time, but this is a long-term policy discussion without immediate price impact.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- etvbharat.com: https://www.etvbharat.com/en/bharat/indian-ethanol-vision-needs-to-court-sweet-sorghum-to-fulfill-its-e100-dream-enn26102802748

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