# Rate Difference in Grain-Based and Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Production Affecting Sector: Official – Outlook Business

> India's Maharashtra government allowed maize and rice to be used for ethanol production through the dual feed method. Sugar cooperatives say grain-based ethanol procurement rates of about Rs 72 per litre exceed the Rs 61-65 paid for cane-based ethanol, squeezing sugar mills.

- Date: 2025-07-28 · published 2025-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23740-rate-difference-in-grain-based-and-sugarcane-based-ethanol-production-affecting
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Diverting maize and rice to ethanol in India tightens grain supply for feed use and could support local maize and broken rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-03-28 | [New record for U.S. ethanol production and exports in 2018 and an update on Iowa’s ethanol industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60116-new-record-for-u-s-ethanol-production-and-exports-in-2018-and-an-update-on-iowa.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2025-04-11 | [Grain-based ethanol has potential to boost farmers income by ₹35,000 cr, says report - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25103-grain-based-ethanol-has-potential-to-boost-farmers-income-by-35-000-cr-says.md) | +1.7% | -4.0% |
| 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 | 2025-10-23 | [Corn ethanol set to overtake sugarcane’s long-standing dominance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22397-corn-ethanol-set-to-overtake-sugarcane-s-long-standing-dominance.md) | +1.8% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 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) | +1.3% | +0.9% |
| 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 | 2025-04-11 | [Grain-based ethanol has potential to boost farmers income by ₹35,000 cr, says report - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25103-grain-based-ethanol-has-potential-to-boost-farmers-income-by-35-000-cr-says.md) | +1.7% | -6.3% |

## Sources

- outlookbusiness.com: https://www.outlookbusiness.com/news/rate-difference-in-grain-based-and-sugarcane-based-ethanol-production-affecting-sector-official

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