Ethanol production reached 2.28 billion liters in the second half of July, with priority given to the production of anhydrous ethanol (970 million liters). This volume represents an increase of 31.01% over the same fortnight of the last agricultural cycle. In turn, the production of hydrous ethanol declined, reaching 1.31 billion liters (-21.98%). Of the total biofuel output, about 127.52 million liters were made from corn. “These numbers show that companies are prioritizing the production of anhydrous ethanol to meet the current level ethanol-gasoline blends”, said the technical director of UNICA, Antonio de Padua Rodrigues. The cumulative was 14.11 billion liters, 5.28 billion liters of anhydrous ethanol and 8.83 billion liters of hydrous ethanol. About 981.16 million liters of the total production came from corn. “Mills continue to prioritize the production of ethanol. Although the pessimistic scenario, the biofuel output increased by 24.6% in the 2021/2022 season”, said Rodrigues.
Source: Jornal Cana (*Translated by Ia Niani)