# Distillers' association says no sign of ethanol blending beyond 20%

> India’s All India Distillers’ Association said it had received no direction from oil marketing companies to supply ethanol for blending above the prescribed E20 limit. Its comments came amid a dispute in Karnataka over claims that some petrol samples contained higher ethanol levels.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T15:10:17.728Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93673-distillers-association-says-no-sign-of-ethanol-blending-beyond-20
- Commodities: [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The absence of plans to exceed the E20 cap limits the prospect of additional ethanol demand from fuel blending, which may constrain upside for ethanol producers and grain-based feedstock demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- ETHANOL: bearish ▼

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-08-23 | [Reduced ethanol production disrupts grain flow - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57685-reduced-ethanol-production-disrupts-grain-flow-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.8% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2024-09-27 | [Squeezing the Farmer, Part 1: Initiating Examination of a Persistent Challenge - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28290-squeezing-the-farmer-part-1-initiating-examination-of-a-persistent-challenge.md) | +2.2% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2018-08-27 | [USDA Announces Details of Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63521-usda-announces-details-of-assistance-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified.md) | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-09-19 | [Corn-Based Ethanol Plants Diversify to Survive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57071-corn-based-ethanol-plants-diversify-to-survive.md) | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2018-04-25 | [RFS waivers wiped out billion gallons in biofuel demand, Perdue says \| 2018-04-25 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65397-rfs-waivers-wiped-out-billion-gallons-in-biofuel-demand-perdue-says-2018-04-25.md) | +2.4% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- theprint.in: https://theprint.in/india/no-sign-of-ethanol-blending-beyond-20-in-petrol-say-distillers-association-amid-karnataka-claim/3096148/

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