# Ethanol Demand May Push Up Maize Prices, Raising Concerns for Eggs, Chicken and Milk

> India has suspended ethanol procurement from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, sugar, and B-heavy molasses for the 2026–27 period, while limiting rice-based ethanol production. With oil companies targeting purchases of 11 billion liters of ethanol, the article says corn could become a more important feedstock and reports concern about higher corn and food prices, including eggs, chicken, and milk.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T19:38:19.802Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86480-ethanol-demand-may-push-up-maize-prices-raising-concerns-for-eggs-chicken-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting ethanol demand toward corn could increase competition for domestic grain supplies and push up corn prices. Higher feed costs could then raise production costs for poultry and dairy, though the article does not quantify the expected price effects.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- MILK: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-01-21 | [Grain-based ethanol manufacturers demand dual pricing for maize, rice feedstock - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43134-grain-based-ethanol-manufacturers-demand-dual-pricing-for-maize-rice-feedstock.md) | +1.4% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [EIA: Ethanol and Biomass-based Diesel Prices - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15389-eia-ethanol-and-biomass-based-diesel-prices-fuels-market-news.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2024-09-04 | [Ethanol push turns India into corn importer, shaking up global market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28323-ethanol-push-turns-india-into-corn-importer-shaking-up-global-market.md) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2021-01-29 | [Fill ’er up: Ethanol industry looks to help drive demand, net higher prices - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49159-fill-er-up-ethanol-industry-looks-to-help-drive-demand-net-higher-prices-high.md) | +2.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-12-23 | [Govt may reduce reserve sale price for rice for ethanol production - GreenLeaf](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27019-govt-may-reduce-reserve-sale-price-for-rice-for-ethanol-production-greenleaf.md) | +0.5% | +6.9% |
| MILK | 2021-01-14 | [Despite enormous production, government purchases boost milk prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49311-despite-enormous-production-government-purchases-boost-milk-prices.md) | -1.0% | -4.0% |
| MILK | 2021-01-05 | [Milk Prices Surge After USDA Food-Box Aid Program Extended - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49303-milk-prices-surge-after-usda-food-box-aid-program-extended-bloomberg.md) | +7.3% | +4.5% |
| MILK | 2018-01-05 | [Prices slumping, include milk in Rs 35-bn stabilisation fund: Farm Ministry \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5204-prices-slumping-include-milk-in-rs-35-bn-stabilisation-fund-farm-ministry.md) | -1.7% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- sangritoday.com: https://www.sangritoday.com/amp/business/ethanol-demand-may-push-up-maize-prices-raising-concerns-for-eggs-chicken-and-milk

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