New Delhi, July 16 -- By 2034, only 40 per cent of the world's cereal production will be consumed directly by humans, while a growing share - 27 per cent - will be diverted to biofuel and industrial uses, according to the latest OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034.

Public policy forum Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released the 21st edition of the report on July 15, 2025. It marks a significant revision from last year's forecast, which had estimated that biofuels and other industrial applications would account for just 23 per cent of cereal use by 2033. Animal feed will account for the remaining 33 per cent of cereal utilisation by 2034....