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India is allocating record rice volumes for ethanol production as it struggles with unprecedented inventories that are likely to swell further with the arrival of the new season crop, a reversal from earlier shortages that led to export curbs. Turning more rice to ethanol is helping to reduce rice stocks in the world’s biggest producer and exporter of the grain and keeping India’s ambitious ethanol blending programme on track despite a drop in supplies of traditional feedstock sugar cane. In March, India removed the last of roughly two years of restrictions on rice exports, which had been prompted by poor rains that curtailed production. This year’s ample monsoon rains are poised to deliver an abundant harvest. “Our top priority is making sure we have enough food,” a senior government official told Reuters, declining to be named because he was not authorised to speak with media. “But since we have way more rice than we actually need for that, we’ve decided to use some of it for ...

India has accumulated record rice stockpiles, and the excess is being processed into ethanol. The state food corporation FCI has allocated 5.2 million tonnes for this purpose. This volume corresponds to about 9% of global supplies in the 2024-2025 marketing year, which ends in June. Last year, less than 3,000 tonnes were allocated for processing

The agriculture and allied sector in India has witnessed substantial growth, with the Gross Value of Output increasing by 54.6% between FY12 and FY24, reaching Rs 29.49 lakh crore. While the crop sector remains the largest contributor, cereals, fruits, and vegetables dominate. Notably, banana's GVO surpassed mango's, and potato continues to lead in the vegetable group.