
India's agriculture ministry projected a record 2025-26 maize crop of 55.093 million tonnes in its third advance estimate, up from 43.409 million tonnes a year earlier. Government records also list about 12.6 million tonnes of maize for ethanol in each of two supply years.
A large Indian maize supply could ease domestic feed-corn demand and cut import needs, a mild bearish signal for corn. Ethanol diversion and possible edible-oil import reliance could offset some of that effect.
After 1,102 past bearish report events, Corn moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -1.8% to +1.3%), and +0.0% over 20.
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