# In the rush to fuel engines, are we about to leave our fields dry and plates empty? | The Indian Express

> An Indian Express opinion piece argues that India's push to E100 ethanol blending could divert first-generation food crops away from food supply. It notes ethanol supplies to oil marketing companies rose to 10 billion litres in 2025-26 and that E20 targets were reached in 2025.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T12:06:44.222Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75325-in-the-rush-to-fuel-engines-are-we-about-to-leave-our-fields-dry-and-plates
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded Indian ethanol demand for grain feedstock could tighten maize and rice supplies, while the resulting DDGS output would partly offset feed grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

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## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/fuel-engines-fields-dry-ethanol-e100-10947168/

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