The upcoming sugarcane harvest is expected to be robust, with greater raw material availability and a reduced focus on sugar production due to current market prices. According to SCA Brasil CEO Martinho Seiiti Ono, this combination of factors should increase the supply of both sugarcane and corn ethanol, with projections surpassing 11 billion liters of corn ethanol in the next harvest. Additionally, cheaper gasoline is probably going to be the outcome of falling global oil prices. As a result, the industry will become more competitive, particularly starting in April 2026 when the 2026–2027 harvest begins and large amounts of ethanol will be available for purchase. Mills will have to work harder to regain customers in this scenario.
Source: SCA Brasil (*Translated by Ia Niani)