# Indian govt to hike prices of broken rice for manufacturing ethanol from Oct 1 - The HinduBusinessLine

> India's Committee of Secretaries raised reserve prices for wheat and rice sold under the open market sale scheme, including broken rice for ethanol distilleries, effective October 1. The decision follows record FCI rice stocks of 37.99 million tonnes as of June 1.

- Date: 2025-06-28 · published 2025-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24288-indian-govt-to-hike-prices-of-broken-rice-for-manufacturing-ethanol-from-oct-1
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher reserve prices for broken rice used in ethanol may modestly firm feedstock costs, but record Indian stocks keep overall export and feed rice supply ample.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-04-04 | [India to implement new tariff line for rice exports from May 1 - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25062-india-to-implement-new-tariff-line-for-rice-exports-from-may-1-the.md) | +1.3% | -3.5% |
| RICE | 2020-02-26 | [India faces WTO heat to exempt food for humanitarian needs from export curbs - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54539-india-faces-wto-heat-to-exempt-food-for-humanitarian-needs-from-export-curbs.md) | +0.7% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2023-03-16 | [Indian rice exporters unlikely to seek export duty rollback for now - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36810-indian-rice-exporters-unlikely-to-seek-export-duty-rollback-for-now-the.md) | -0.1% | +1.6% |
| RICE | 2021-09-15 | [WTO: India’s interest in promoting wheat, rice exports may clash with G-33 proposal on MSP - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45017-wto-india-s-interest-in-promoting-wheat-rice-exports-may-clash-with-g-33.md) | +3.1% | +2.0% |
| RICE | 2023-03-31 | [Telangana millers stare at broken rice issue as rabi season set to begin  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36913-telangana-millers-stare-at-broken-rice-issue-as-rabi-season-set-to-begin-the.md) | -5.5% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/indian-govt-to-hike-prices-of-broken-rice-for-manufacturing-ethanol-from-oct-1/article69748283.ece

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