# Indian distillers seek 9% corn ethanol price hike as feedstock costs surge | World Ports Organization

> Indian grain distillers have asked the government to raise the procurement price for corn-based ethanol by about 9% to 75 per liter. They cite rising feedstock and financing costs threatening production viability as grain plants are asked to supply more of the blending program.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-31T10:05:39.219Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2890-indian-distillers-seek-9-corn-ethanol-price-hike-as-feedstock-costs-surge-world
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher ethanol procurement prices would support corn demand from distilleries and could tighten Indian maize supply for feed use, while also shifting DDGS output dynamics.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [AIDA AGM 2026 Distillers’ Association Calls for Ethanol Pricing Reforms, Feedstock Security and E20 Expansion Roadmap - Aabkari Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/179-aida-agm-2026-distillers-association-calls-for-ethanol-pricing-reforms.md) | -0.5% | — |
| 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 | 2021-06-02 | [Agricultural feedstock costs drive RIN prices to all-time highs -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46439-agricultural-feedstock-costs-drive-rin-prices-to-all-time-highs-u-s-energy.md) | +2.2% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-01-18 | [China: Focus on Domestic Production, as Soy, Pork Imports Fell in 2021; Corn Imports Hit Record- Meat Production Surges \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14964-china-focus-on-domestic-production-as-soy-pork-imports-fell-in-2021-corn.md) | +2.5% | +9.1% |
| CORN | 2025-04-30 | [Ethanol stocks fall as exports increase  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25107-ethanol-stocks-fall-as-exports-increase-the-daily-digest.md) | -1.7% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/102826-indian-distillers-seek-9-corn-ethanol-price-hike-as-feedstock-costs-surge
- worldports.org: https://www.worldports.org/indian-distillers-seek-9-corn-ethanol-price-hike-as-feedstock-costs-surge/

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