According to DATAGRO, sugarcane crushing in Brazil’s Center-South is projected to reach approximately 610.5 million tons by the close of the 2025/26 harvest in March 2026, maintaining a pace consistent with the previous season. Strong ethanol prices are encouraging mills to resume crushing early and prioritize biofuel over sugar, lowering the sugar mix to 50.7% and slightly raising the ATR. Sugar output is now forecast at 40.77 million tons, with ethanol production, including corn-based ethanol, revised upward to 34.15 billion liters. The harvest is expected to finish positively, supported by solid ethanol demand.
Source: Portal do Agronegócio (*Translated by Ia Niani)
CENTER-SOUTH TO INCREASE SUGARCANE CRUSHING BY 10 MILLION TONS BY MARCH 2026, PRIORITIZING ETHANOL
Published On - 5 de February de 2026