# Grain ethanol’s potential to boost farmers income by ₹35,000 crore: report launch and round-table discussion

> A report launch and round-table discussed the potential for grain ethanol to raise farmer incomes in India. It highlighted feedstock availability, rising maize costs, weak ethanol procurement pricing and falling DDGS by-product margins.

- Date: 2025-04-10 · published 2025-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25108-grain-ethanol-s-potential-to-boost-farmers-income-by-35-000-crore-report-launch
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Rising maize costs and competition for feedstock from the ethanol sector tighten corn supply in India, while weaker DDGS margins may reduce distillery feed output.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-11-21 | [Argentine election may boost farmer spending, grain prices -biotech firm Bioceres \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13949-argentine-election-may-boost-farmer-spending-grain-prices-biotech-firm-bioceres.md) | -3.2% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2020-02-29 | [Argentina's grain trade paralyzed by possible export tax increases - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54443-argentina-s-grain-trade-paralyzed-by-possible-export-tax-increases-datamarnews.md) | +1.7% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2019-12-24 | [Argentine government taxes farmers to fund spending - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55423-argentine-government-taxes-farmers-to-fund-spending-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2017-12-03 | [Ethanol industry, farm officials support EPA’s decision on RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67357-ethanol-industry-farm-officials-support-epa-s-decision-on-rfs.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- theprogresscatalyst.com: https://www.theprogresscatalyst.com/post/grain-ethanol-s-potential-to-boost-farmers-income-by-35-000-crore-report-launch-and-round-table-di

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