# AIDA AGM 2026 Distillers’ Association Calls for Ethanol Pricing Reforms, Feedstock Security and E20 Expansion Roadmap - Aabkari Times

> The All India Distillers' Association at its AGM called for viable ethanol procurement prices for the 2026-27 supply year, support for maize-based ethanol, and a revision of the procurement price for FCI rice-based ethanol. The association also responded to government ethanol tender 26985.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:05:45.902Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/179-aida-agm-2026-distillers-association-calls-for-ethanol-pricing-reforms
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger policy support for maize and grain-based ethanol could raise corn and DDGS demand for Indian distilleries, though feedstock price impacts depend on the final procurement terms.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% | — |
| CORN | 2022-01-21 | [Grain-based ethanol manufacturers demand dual pricing for maize, rice feedstock - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43134-grain-based-ethanol-manufacturers-demand-dual-pricing-for-maize-rice-feedstock.md) | +1.4% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2021-06-02 | [Agricultural feedstock costs drive RIN prices to all-time highs -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46439-agricultural-feedstock-costs-drive-rin-prices-to-all-time-highs-u-s-energy.md) | +2.2% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2025-02-15 | [Feedstock economics and policy implications for India’s ethanol sector - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26056-feedstock-economics-and-policy-implications-for-india-s-ethanol-sector-the.md) | +0.2% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2019-03-14 | [EPA Proposes RFS RIN Reforms Along with E15 - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59975-epa-proposes-rfs-rin-reforms-along-with-e15-american-soybean-association.md) | +4.2% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- aabkaritimes.com: https://aabkaritimes.com/2026/10/aida-agm-2026-distillers-association-calls-for-ethanol-pricing-reforms/

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