Corn ethanol was the great selling point for the ethanol demand in Brazil’s Center-South region in the 2021/22 season, ensuring supply this year, after a sharp drop in sugarcane production. The technical director of the Sugarcane Industry Association (Unica), Antônio Pádua Rodrigues, said that the production of corn ethanol should close the 2021/22 season with 3.5 billion liters, an increase of 36% when compared to the 2.58 billion liters registered in 2020/21. “Numbers of anhydrous ethanol production were expressive, guaranteeing internal supply until April 2022, ensuring the addition level of 27 % in gasoline with no need for more imports from now on. The effort is impressive. We have total peace of mind in relation to the supply”, Rodrigues said. By the beginning of December, the two largest corn ethanol producing states in Brazil were Mato Grosso, with 1.982 billion liters, and Goiás, with 262 million liters, according to Unica.
Sources: Agencia Safras/Nova Cana (*Translated by Ia Niani)