SugarBased Ethanol Barred in 202627 Tender, Maize Price Cut

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India barred sugarcane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses from its 2026-27 ethanol tender while cutting maize-based procurement prices, prioritizing domestic sugar availability after weak monsoon output. The shift tightens sugar supply optics and pressures grain-based distillers' margins, but it is a localized agri policy with limited read-through to broad commodity, energy or crypto markets. Sugar-linked assets may firm; global macro impact stays muted.
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The tender, issued on October 16 by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on behalf of oil marketing companies (OMCs), seeks bids for around 11 billion litres of ethanol for the supply year beginning November to meet the requirement of doping 20 per cent ethanol in petrol