India puts food before fuel as El Niño dents ethanol ambitions

2026-11-04T06:06:10Z

Poor monsoon rains and rising food prices are threatening feedstock supplies, potentially pushing ethanol blending down to 15 percent and increasing India’s reliance on imported oil.

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