Brazilian production of 35.6 billion liters from sugarcane and corn is a record in the country’s history. The total represents a 7.5% increase compared to 2018/19. The record confirmation is from the 4th Survey of the 2019/20 sugarcane harvest, released on Thursday 23 by the National Supply Company (Conab). The bulletin also shows that the estimate of total ethanol production from sugarcane is 34 billion liters, an increase of 5.1% over the previous harvest. The total production of corn-based ethanol has more than doubled this season. It went from 791.4 million liters in 2018/19 to 1.6 billion liters this season. Anhydrous ethanol from sugarcane, which is used in the mixture with gasoline, increased by 8.5%, reaching 10.1 billion liters. Anhydrous extracted from corn reached 390.7 million liters, 66.8% higher than last season. The total of hydrated sugarcane ethanol is expected to be 23.9 billion liters, an increase of 3.7%. While that derived from corn will reach 1.25 billion liters, 124.5% more compared to 2018/19. The climatic conditions observed in the main producing regions favored the production of sugar cane, which showed an increase in its average yield. With the end of the 2019/20 harvest, there was confirmation of growth in the production of sugarcane compared to last season. More than 642.7 million tons were harvested, representing an increase of 3.6% in relation to 2018/19. The harvested area was 8.4 million hectares. In this case, there was a reduction of 1.7%. This was because suppliers whose contracts were terminated migrated to other crops, in addition to areas not conducive to mechanized harvesting. The Southeast maintained its leadership in production, with more than 415 million tons harvested, indicating an increase of 3.7% compared to 2018/19. In the Midwest there was a growth of 1.5% in the harvested area, reaching 1.8 million hectares. In addition to the increase in average productivity, production was 2.6% higher than the previous harvest, reaching 140.4 million tons. In the Northeast, climatic conditions were more favorable to culture. As a result, the region harvested approximately 49.1 million tons, representing an increase of 10.6%. There was a reduction of 6.7% in the area harvested in the South, mainly in those that were converted to grain production. The total produced was 34.4 million tons. The North, which is responsible for less than 1% of national production, also had its cultivated area reduced by 8.1%, but concluded production by 3.7 million tons, due to the better yield in this harvest. With regard to sugar, production was 29.8 million tons, an increase of 2.6% in relation to that produced in the 2018/19 harvest.
Source: Jornal Cana