Sugarcane crushing in the Center-South of Brazil in the 2025-26 harvest totaled 600.4 million tons until December, only 2.3% less than the previous year, with Datagro projecting 610.5 million tons for the entire cycle to March 2026. With ethanol prices rising and sugar prices falling, mills should focus on biofuel production while preparing to resume crushing. This is prompting mills to prioritize biofuel production, leading the consultancy to revise its projections: the sugar mix is now 50.7%, with sugar output at 40.77 million tons, while ethanol production, including corn ethanol, was raised to 34.15 billion liters.
Source: RPA News (*Translated by Ia Niani)
BRAZL’S CENTER-SOUTH TO CRUSH EXTRA 10 MILLION TONS OF CANE BY THE END OF 2025-26, SAYS DATAGRO
Published On - 5 de February de 2026