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title: "India Halts Sugar Diversion to Ethanol After El Nino Hurts Crops"
description: "India has ordered state-owned fuel retailers to stop procuring ethanol made from sugar and key sugarcane-based feedstocks in move that may help keep a lid on prices of the sweetener."
author: "Rakesh Sharma and Pratik Parija"
section: market-watch
published: 2026-10-17T05:12:06.258769+00:00
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source: "Bloomberg"
source_url: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-17/india-halts-sugar-diversion-to-ethanol-after-el-nino-hurts-crops
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# India Halts Sugar Diversion to Ethanol After El Nino Hurts Crops

*India has ordered state-owned fuel retailers to stop procuring ethanol made from sugar and key sugarcane-based feedstocks in move that may help keep a lid on prices of the sweetener.*

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India has ordered state-owned fuel retailers to stop procuring ethanol made from sugar and key sugarcane-based feedstocks in move that may help keep a lid on prices of the sweetener.
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Rakesh Sharma and Pratik Parija · Bloomberg

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Originally published by Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-17/india-halts-sugar-diversion-to-ethanol-after-el-nino-hurts-crops