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Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- Pulses and coarse cereals showed modest gains, with maize alone increasing by 9.82 lakh hectares from last year. In contrast, oilseeds decreased by 6.74 lakh hectares and cotton by 3.24 lakh hectares, while sugarcane expanded to 57.31 lakh hectares.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol INT- As the Indian government pushes for higher ethanol blending in petrol, a three-day workshop focusing on maize-based bioethanol and catchment development began on Wednesday at the ICAR–Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR) in Ladhowal.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- Exporters are not keen to buy millet in China. Ukraine has seen a slow start to the harvest. EU imports are on par with last year. Little buying enthusiasm in China.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- In the face of escalating climate uncertainties, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, agricultural resilience is becoming a central concern for scientists, farmers, and policymakers alike. A recent study published in npj Sustainable Agriculture sheds critical light on innovative strategies to enhance the adaptability of maize cultivation in drylands, where climate risks such as drought and temperature extremes threaten both yield and food security. The work by Tsubo and Moeletsi offers a nuanced exploration of cultivar adoption as a pivotal adaptation mechanism, unveiling both the potential and complexity involved in sustaining maize production under increasingly hostile environmental conditions.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- A longstanding trend of farmers preferring cereal crops over scarce pulses and oilseeds has been bolstered by a craze for maize and its area shows a meteoric rise over the past few years. Corn is a new favourite among growers due to its use in making ethanol for India’s high-priority biofuels programme. This summer, farmers have sown more maize than in any of the past five years.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- India achieved higher production of ethanol from grains like maize, compared to sugar, after the government’s push away from sugar for producing ethanol, Mint wrote, adding that the share of ethanol produced from grain is currently at 51% for November 2023-October 2024, citing two officials who had access to the information.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- The USDA Economic Research Service on Aug. 28 released its latest quarterly trade outlook report, announcing the agency now expects the value of fiscal year (FY) 2025 ethanol exports to reach $4.5 billion, up from the May outlook of $4.3 billion.FY 2025 began on Oct. 1, 2024, and ends Sept. 30, 2025. If realized, the $4.5 billion in FY 2025 ethanol exports would be up nearly 9% when compared to $4.144 billion in ethanol exports reported for FY 2024.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with a Hyderabad-based firm for the commercialization of its newly developed maize hybrid, PMH 17.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- The government's focus on biofuels such as E20 is having an unintended side-effect: an increase in prices of staples such as wheat, companies and industry experts said. Though experts are debating whether E20 ethanol blended fuel is damaging vehicle engines or not, it has started affecting the prices of kitchen staples like atta, maida, and suji used in making bread, biscuits, roti etc.

MILLET MAIZE DDGS ETHANOL INT- World food prices hovered around their highest level in more than two years in August, as costlier meat, sugar and vegetable oil offset cheaper cereals and dairy products, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.The FAO Food Price Index, which measures changes in the price of a basket of food staples traded internationally, stood at 130.1 points in August, compared with a revised 130.0 in July. It was 6.9% higher than a year earlier.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- A special programme on “Empowerment of Scheduled Caste Farmers through Millet Production, Value Addition and Inputs Distribution” was successfully organised on Monday at ICAR-KVK, Banavasi, Kurnool. The event was jointly organised by the ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), Hyderabad and ICAR-KVK Banavasi (ANGRAU) under the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP) component of the Global Center of Excellence on Millets (Shree Anna), ICAR-IIMR, Hyderabad.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- PepsiCo India, in collaboration with the Food Industry Capacity and Skill Initiative (FICSI), launched a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) training programme in Madhya Pradesh. Aligned with PepsiCo India’s ‘Partnership of Progress’ philosophy, the initiative aims to empower households by upskilling 2,000 women from rural areas across five districts of the state – Singrauli, Sidhi, Rewa, Shahdol and Satna.