# India's ethanol drive threatens its edible oil self-sufficiency goal | Industry News - Business Standard

> India's ethanol expansion has pushed DDGS output up about 13-fold in two years to an estimated 5.5 million tonnes in 2025. The glut is weakening oilmeal demand and depressing oilseed prices. Farmers are shifting acreage from soybeans and groundnuts to corn and rice.

- Date: 2025-08-12 · published 2025-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23455-india-s-ethanol-drive-threatens-its-edible-oil-self-sufficiency-goal-industry
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Cheap DDGS replacing oilmeal in feed lowers soybean meal demand and oilseed prices in India, while adding pressure to edible oil self-sufficiency goals.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/india-s-ethanol-drive-threatens-its-edible-oil-self-sufficiency-goal-125081200076_1.html

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