In the first half of September, the producing units in the Center-South sold a total of 1.17 billion liters of ethanol, a decline of 14.9% in relation to the same period of the 2020/2021 season. Of the total sold in September, 30.87 million liters were sold to the foreign market and 1.14 billion liters to the domestic market. Sales of hydrous ethanol in the domestic market reached 654.9 million liters, which represents a significant reduction of 22.6% over the amount of the last season (844.6 million liters). The amount of anhydrous ethanol, in turn, increased by 29.9% in 2021, with 483.08 million liters versus 371.9 million liters in 2020. The technical director of the União da Indústria de Cana-de -Açúcar (UNICA), Antonio de Padua Rodrigues, explains that “the loss of competitiveness of hydrous ethanol compared to gasoline in some regions has caused a reduction in the consumption of the biofuel. I see this as a natural movement of the market in face of the supply and demand conditions of the products”.
Source: Jornal Cana (*Translated by Ia Niani)