The unfavorable weather, with a severe drought followed by an unprecedented frost, together with fires registered in the countryside of São Paulo, affected sugarcane production in 2021. As a result, more than 100 mills have already ceased producing sugar and ethanol, making the off-season longer, as next season will only start in April 2022. The entity that represents the mills (UNICA) says that there is no risk of shortages. Climate change made the preliminary forecast for next season in the Center-South region of Brazil drop from 605 million tons to 520 million (14%). Around 55 million of the 85 million tons less sugarcane are from São Paulo. Ethanol production, in turn, reached 24.03 billion liters. Hydrous ethanol output reached 14.55 billion liters (a drop of 17.93%), while anhydrous output was 9.48 billion liters, which represents an increase of 19.86%.
Source: Nova Cana (*Translated by Ia Niani)