Accumulated sugar production in the 2020/2021 crop set a historic record with 38.09 million tons produced, which represents an increase of 44.16% in relation to the 2019/2020 harvest. As a result, 46.30% of the sugarcane was used for sugar production until December 1, compared to 34.59% registered on the same period of 2019. Even though, in the 2020/2021 harvest most of the grinding sugarcane (53.70%) continues to be directed to ethanol production. The volume of anhydrous ethanol increased by 18.63%, reaching 353 million liters. The production of hydrated ethanol decreased by 49.16%, totaling 234 million liters. From the beginning of the 2020/201 crop to December 1, corn ethanol production totaled 1.64 billion liters, with an increase of 84.85% over the volume registered on the same period of 2019. The technical director of the Sugarcane Industry Union (UNICA), Antonio de Padua Rodrigues, said that “if the pace of production keeps rising, corn ethanol production may possibly make twice as much when compared to the 2020/2021 harvest”.
Source: Jornal Cana
*Translated by Ia Niani