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India’s monsoon shortfall sets off sugar-to-corn squeeze that could lift egg prices

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India's monsoon rainfall deficit is tightening sugarcane and maize supplies, accelerating a food-vs-fuel tradeoff as ethanol blending shifts demand toward grains. With USDA flagging a potential 10% corn output hit in 2026-27 and rising feed costs already lifting egg prices, the shock can propagate across sugar, maize, and rice markets, raising broader food inflation risk and policy intervention uncertainty.
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NCCOSUGAR2USD/USDT-1.47%
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Weaker monsoon rains in India have cut sugarcane output, lifting sugar prices and tightening supplies for ethanol production, pushing more demand toward corn. Corn output is also under pressure from dry conditions, raising feed costs that could filter through to poultry and egg prices. USDA expects India’s corn production to take a 10% hit in 2026-27, while corn demand is projected to rise from 16–17 mt in 2025-26 to 23–24 mt next year.
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