# From shortage to surplus: India pours record rice crop into ethanol | Reuters

> India is allocating a record 5.2 million tonnes of surplus rice from state stocks to ethanol production as inventories swell. The move follows the removal of roughly two years of export restrictions in March, and an ample monsoon is expected to produce an abundant harvest.

- Date: 2025-06-26 · published 2025-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24150-from-shortage-to-surplus-india-pours-record-rice-crop-into-ethanol-reuters
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Diverting large state rice volumes to ethanol and expected record output point to ample global rice supply, which is bearish for rough rice export prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-10-26 | [India's record rice crop brings problem of plenty for farmers juggling protest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44513-india-s-record-rice-crop-brings-problem-of-plenty-for-farmers-juggling-protest.md) | -1.5% | +8.5% |
| RICE | 2024-09-29 | [FACTBOX Why India's easing of export curbs is important to global rice trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28268-factbox-why-india-s-easing-of-export-curbs-is-important-to-global-rice-trade.md) | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| RICE | 2024-09-30 | [Global rice prices drop after India allows white rice exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12945-global-rice-prices-drop-after-india-allows-white-rice-exports-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| RICE | 2022-10-13 | [India to permit export of broken rice backed by letters of credit issued before sudden ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39076-india-to-permit-export-of-broken-rice-backed-by-letters-of-credit-issued-before.md) | -1.9% | +5.0% |
| RICE | 2024-07-09 | [Swelling granaries may prompt India to ease rice export curbs \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29225-swelling-granaries-may-prompt-india-to-ease-rice-export-curbs-mint.md) | -13.9% | -10.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/shortage-surplus-india-pours-record-rice-crop-into-ethanol-2025-06-26/
- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/from-shortage-to-surplus-india-pours-record-rice-crop-into-ethanol/article69739448.ece

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