# Fuel, forex and farmers: Why India is betting big on maize - The Economic Times

> India produced about 55.1 Mt of maize in 2025-26, and maize diverted to ethanol rose from 0.83 Mt in 2022-23 to 13.1 Mt in 2024-25. Ethanol now takes about a quarter of India's roughly 50 Mt grain consumption, while maize exports have roughly halved.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:16:46.187Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31253-fuel-forex-and-farmers-why-india-is-betting-big-on-maize-the-economic-times
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Rising ethanol absorption of Indian maize tightens domestic feed supply and reduces exportable surplus, a structural factor for regional maize and feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-06-26 | [India’s oilseed output may fall as farmers shift to maize for ethanol - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24316-india-s-oilseed-output-may-fall-as-farmers-shift-to-maize-for-ethanol-the.md) | +4.6% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2017-04-27 | [Consumers and farmers burned  by EPA regulations on renewable fuel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71381-consumers-and-farmers-burned-by-epa-regulations-on-renewable-fuel.md) | +1.7% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-05-20 | [The race for green fuel is on](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46967-the-race-for-green-fuel-is-on.md) | -4.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-11-02 | [Corn growers focus on policy priorities this fall and beyond - Indiana Corn and Soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38664-corn-growers-focus-on-policy-priorities-this-fall-and-beyond-indiana-corn-and.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- economictimes.indiatimes.com: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/fuel-forex-and-farmers-why-india-is-betting-big-on-maize/articleshow/135419163.cms

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