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Dr H.S. Jat, Director of ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, outlined ambitious productivity goals, stating that maize production must grow at 8-9 per cent annually to achieve 65-70 million tonnes by 2030, supporting India’s ethanol blending target of E30. He highlighted that whilst ethanol currently consumes 18-20 per cent of maize production, the sector requires improved starch content in hybrids to enhance ethanol recovery from the current 38 per cent to 42 per cent. The institute is developing high-yielding varieties capable of 10-11 tonnes per hectare in rabi-spring seasons and 7-8 tonnes in kharif, with enhanced fermentable content of 64-65 per cent. He emphasized that the site specification mechanization is required to achieve the desired goals from seed to seed.

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- Bhubaneswar: A high-level preparatory meeting was convened today at Lok Seva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar, under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment and Energy, Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, to organize the upcoming International Symposium on Millets.

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.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- India has been under pressure from U.S. officials to open up its corn market, but there are several key reasons why imports of U.S. corn into India remain minimal. In 2024-25, India imported about 0.97 million tonnes of maize (corn) — mostly from Myanmar (0.53 mt) and Ukraine (0.39 mt). Imports from the U.S. amounted to just about 1,100 tonnes.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- The Rajasthan government has made significant strides in promoting millet consumption by surpassing its original target for setting up millet retail outlets. Under the state’s cooperative department initiative, 152 millet outlets have been opened across Rajasthan so far, which is about 4.5 times more than the initial goal of 34 outlets.

Millet Maize DDGS Ethanol Int- The Rajasthan Government has established as many as 152 millet outlets through cooperative societies in the rural areas of the State, exceeding the initial target of 34 by over four times. The initiative aims at promoting millets as a nutritious and sustainable alternative in the everyday consumption of common people.