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| **Key Event/Highlight**                 | **Details**                                                                                      |
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| **Maize as Largest Ethanol Feedstock**  | Maize overtook other feedstocks, contributing **182 crore litres**, the highest in ethanol production. |
| **Other Major Feedstock Contributions** | Surplus rice/food grains: **125 crore litres**; Damaged food grains: **26 crore litres**.          |
| **Sugarcane Contribution**              | Supplied **182 crore litres**, representing **62% of contracted sugarcane-linked volumes**.           |
| **Breakup of Sugarcane Volumes**        | Sugarcane juice (SCJ): **130 crore litres**; B-heavy molasses (BHM): **45 crore litres**; C-heavy molasses (CHM): **7 crore litres**. |
| **Structural Advantages of Maize**     | Predictable year-round availability, less water requirement, and compatibility with long-term expansion. |

Key Event/Highlight	Details
Maize as Largest Ethanol Feedstock	Maize overtook other feedstocks, contributing 182 crore litres, the highest in ethanol production.
Other Major Feedstock Contributions	Surplus rice/food grains: 125 crore litres; Damaged food grains: 26 crore litres.
Sugarcane Contribution	Supplied 182 crore litres, representing 62% of contracted sugarcane-linked volumes.
Breakup of Sugarcane Volumes	Sugarcane juice (SCJ): 130 crore litres; B-heavy molasses (BHM): 45 crore litres; C-heavy molasses (CHM): 7 crore litres.
Structural Advantages of Maize	Predictable year-round availability, less water requirement, and compatibility with long-term expansion.

Maize Emerges as India's Largest Ethanol Feedstock in 2025-26 Supply Year