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India Prioritises Food Over Fuel as El Niño Hits Ethanol Production

By Uniquetimesorg November 4, 2026 0

India’s ethanol blending programme is facing a setback as severe El Niño conditions and poor monsoon rainfall affect sugarcane and corn production. With monsoon rainfall 13% below normal, crop shortages have pushed corn and sugar prices to record highs, forcing the government to prioritise food security over biofuel production. As a result, ethanol blending in […]Continue Reading

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India Stops Sugar-Based Ethanol Diversion for 2026/27

By Uniquetimesorg October 17, 2026 0

India has directed oil marketing companies to reduce sugar diversion for ethanol production to zero for the 2026/27 supply year, beginning in November. The latest tender excludes ethanol produced from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup and B-heavy molasses, as the government prioritises domestic sugar availability amid concerns over falling production. The oil marketing Continue Reading

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India Seeks Applications for Remaining Raw Sugar Import Quota

By Uniquetimesorg September 2, 2026 0

India has invited applications from eligible sugar mills and refiners to allocate the remaining 202,550 metric tonnes of raw sugar under a duty-free import quota of 1 million tonnes approved by the government. The move comes ahead of the country’s festival season, when sugar demand typically rises. The government had opened applications last month for […]Continue Reading

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India Considers Limiting Sugarcane Use for Ethanol as Sugar Prices Hit Record High

By Uniquetimesorg August 10, 2026 0

India is considering restricting the amount of sugarcane diverted to ethanol production in the next season to increase domestic sugar supplies and bring down record-high prices, according to government and industry sources. The move comes amid concerns over weaker sugarcane output following reduced rainfall in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the country’s biggest Continue Reading

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Sugarcane juice helps to fight UTI

By uniquetimes January 19, 2018 0

We love to drink juices. Among juices, sugarcane juice is one of the popular juices available in India. It is one of the very few juices, Delhites, Mumbaikars and southerners love alike. Sugarcane is cultivated in almost each and every state. It is easy to find a sugar cane juice vendor, than a normal juice […]Continue Reading