# Rising corn prices in India put pressure on bioethanol producers

> Indian bioethanol producers asked the government to raise the corn-based ethanol procurement price by about 9% to 75 rupees per liter. A new tender sets the effective price at 68.86 rupees per liter, and India banned sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses for ethanol in the new season.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-30T10:05:28.501Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2077-rising-corn-prices-in-india-put-pressure-on-bioethanol-producers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

India's shift toward grain-based ethanol, rising to about 90% of supply, increases corn and rice demand and supports domestic feedstock prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-19 | [US corn ethanol producers to tap into overseas demand - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70503-us-corn-ethanol-producers-to-tap-into-overseas-demand-governors-biofuels.md) | -5.4% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [Reflecting on 2025 policy wins as we prepare for 2026 - Texas Corn Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21475-reflecting-on-2025-policy-wins-as-we-prepare-for-2026-texas-corn-producers.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2024-04-03 | [US Corn Producers Hope to Dismantle Ethanol Trade Barriers \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30723-us-corn-producers-hope-to-dismantle-ethanol-trade-barriers-cz-app.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| 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 | 2024-09-04 | [Ethanol push turns India into corn importer, shaking up global market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28323-ethanol-push-turns-india-into-corn-importer-shaking-up-global-market.md) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| RICE | 2024-07-01 | [PHL tariff cuts could pressure global rice supply, prices — BMI - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29326-phl-tariff-cuts-could-pressure-global-rice-supply-prices-bmi-businessworld.md) | +0.6% | -10.3% |
| RICE | 2023-07-13 | [India Considers Banning Most Rice Exports on Inflation Fears - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5094-india-considers-banning-most-rice-exports-on-inflation-fears-bloomberg.md) | -18.5% | -16.3% |
| RICE | 2022-08-26 | [India considers curbs on exports of 100% broken rice \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39983-india-considers-curbs-on-exports-of-100-broken-rice-reuters.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/rising-corn-prices-in-india-put-pressure-on-bioethanol-producers/

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