Biofuel push fuels kitchen heat: Wheat prices rise as maize diverted to ethanol

Published 2025년 9월 2일

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India's biofuel push, particularly E20 fuel, is impacting food prices. Wheat and its products have seen a 10% price increase due to maize diversion for ethanol production. The cheaper maize-based animal feed by-product is suppressing wheat bran prices, forcing millers to raise prices of staples like atta, maida and suji.

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