Sugarcane crushing, and the quality of raw materials for sugar production declined in April. As a result, the production of sugar fell by 28.51% (2.15 million tons), and the ethanol productivity dropped by 20.13% (2.07 billion liters). Of the total, hydrous ethanol production was 1.57 billion liters (-20.54%), while anhydrous ethanol reached 448 thousand liters (-27.26%). On the other hand, the production of corn ethanol maintains an upward trend. In the second half of April, Brazil produced about 117 million liters of corn ethanol, up 4.41% when compared the same period in the 2020/2021 cycle. Total production in April reached 228.43 million liters, up 15.16% in the same comparison. In the second half of the month, ethanol sales reached 1.16 billion liters, which represents an increase of 15.08% in relation to the same period in the 2020/2021 season. In April, ethanol sales increased by 18.41%, a total of 2.15 billion liters.
Source: Jornal Cana (*Translated by Ia Niani)