How does the ethanol boom impact India’s animal feed supply?

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## India’s ethanol expansion has disrupted animal feed markets by diverting significant portions of maize and rice production toward fuel, leading to increased competition for agricultural land and impacting the availability of traditional feed ingredients like soybeans.

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The rapid scaling of India’s ethanol blending programme, which achieved a 20 per cent mix in petrol by 2025, has fundamentally altered crop allocation patterns across the country. With grain-based ethanol now comprising 68 per cent of the total supply provided to public fuel retailers, the intensified demand for feedstocks has created ripple effects throughout agricultural supply chains, directly affecting the livestock sector.

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