The Economic Survey flags unintended effects of India’s ethanol policy: higher maize-ethanol prices failed to reduce paddy acreage and instead coincided with...
India’s agriculture sector continues to anchor rural growth, contributing nearly 20% of national income and growing over 4.4% annually. Allied sectors like...
India’s ethanol push has cut crude imports and saved forex, but maize-centric pricing is reshaping farm choices. Rising maize yields contrast with...
Global corn prices stay pressured after USDA projected higher US yields and stocks. Focus now shifts to Brazil’s safrinha crop, which dominates...
US corn use for fuel ethanol in November rose slightly year-on-year despite a marginal monthly decline, USDA data showed. Total corn use...
South Africa’s 2025-26 corn outlook points to oversupply as strong harvests and La Niña-driven rainfall lift production to 16 million tonnes, while...
India’s food security has long relied on water-intensive rice and wheat, where productivity is nearing its limits. As demand rises and water...
Global corn stocks are set to rise for the first time in three years as production growth outpaces demand in 2025/26. Large...
LSEG raised Argentina’s 2025/26 corn output forecast 6% to 57.9 million tons on larger plantings. Adequate soil moisture has limited damage so...