With the rise of the dollar, the logistical and energy crisis, and the lack of inputs, an increase in the production costs for the 2022/23 sugarcane crop has been more and more expected in Brazil. In addition, the damage resulting from the 2021 climate changes, which delayed the sugarcane plantations, could happen again next year. For the agronomist, Antônio Luís Toniolo, who works at Copercana, the 2022 harvest is expected to be even worse than that of 2021. More than a hundred mills in the Center-South region of Brazil ended their production by October, a month earlier than usual as the harvest was harmed. According to the Sugarcane Industry Association (Unica), the initial forecast for the sugarcane harvest dropped from 605 million tons to 520 million tons, especially in São Paulo. According to the agronomist, frost, drought and fires have greatly damaged the sugarcane plantation. In addition, many planting areas needed to be renewed.
Sources: A Cidade On/Nova Cana (*Translated by Ia Niani)