# Maize demand rises in ethanol industry, cost pressure on poultry and animal feed industry

> Corn demand from India's ethanol industry is growing under the E20 petrol-blending policy. Oil marketing companies sought 11 billion litres of ethanol for supply year 2026-27, and producers offered 19.32 billion litres, including 11.45 billion litres from maize.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T19:38:42.688Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98398-maize-demand-rises-in-ethanol-industry-cost-pressure-on-poultry-and-animal-feed
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger industrial demand for maize for ethanol can tighten domestic supply available to poultry and feed makers, raising their input costs, while giving farmers a new outlet. The offers are not final purchases, so the net price effect remains uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral
- ETHANOL: 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 | 2019-03-28 | [New record for U.S. ethanol production and exports in 2018 and an update on Iowa’s ethanol industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60116-new-record-for-u-s-ethanol-production-and-exports-in-2018-and-an-update-on-iowa.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2023-02-14 | [Mexico opens door for GM corn in animal feed, industrial use \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37293-mexico-opens-door-for-gm-corn-in-animal-feed-industrial-use-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -5.8% |
| 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 | 2017-12-03 | [Ethanol industry, farm officials support EPA’s decision on RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67357-ethanol-industry-farm-officials-support-epa-s-decision-on-rfs.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- farmerstoday.in: https://farmerstoday.in/ethanol-industry-maize-demand/

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