# India's maize prices double as ethanol demand and a smaller kharif crop squeeze feed supply

> India's maize prices have roughly doubled year on year. The kharif crop is projected to fall about 15%, and ethanol producers are absorbing a larger share of the grain.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T06:06:51.865Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94957-india-s-maize-prices-double-as-ethanol-demand-and-a-smaller-kharif-crop-squeeze
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller domestic crop combined with rising ethanol demand tightens maize supply for feed users, raising poultry feed costs and supporting Indian corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-25 | [Smaller acreage for maize in South Africa - prices rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61122-smaller-acreage-for-maize-in-south-africa-prices-rise.md) | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-08-04 | [Econ Roundup: Demand Supports Milk Prices, Feed Costs Rising - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4737-econ-roundup-demand-supports-milk-prices-feed-costs-rising-nmpf.md) | -1.3% | +10.1% |
| CORN | 2021-05-13 | [A"maize"ing global support for wheat prices \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47137-a-maize-ing-global-support-for-wheat-prices-the-land-nsw.md) | -7.7% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-03-11 | [Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association - TIGHT SUPPLY DRIVES UP FEED AND FERTILISER PRICES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48430-northern-ireland-grain-trade-association-tight-supply-drives-up-feed-and.md) | -7.7% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2021-10-04 | [Western ethanol producers ‘caught in the jaws of a vise’ with short corn supply and weak biofuel demand - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44548-western-ethanol-producers-caught-in-the-jaws-of-a-vise-with-short-corn-supply.md) | -0.2% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/articles/india-s-maize-prices-double-as-ethanol-demand-and-a-smaller-kharif-crop-squeeze-feed-supply

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