US pitches maize for India’s E85, SAF ethanol push

The United States grain sector is urging India to consider American maize for its growing ethanol market. Advocates argue that corn should be evaluated by its full life‑cycle carbon emissions instead of being dismissed as imported genetically modified grain. The push aims to promote U. S. corn as a cleaner, more sustainable feedstock for India’s expanding biofuel industry.

The US grain industry is making a fresh push to get American maize into India’s expanding ethanol economy, this time arguing that corn should be judged on its life cycle carbon emissions rather than simply as imported genetically modified grain, five people familiar with the discussions told HT.

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