Brazil to cut sugar exports by 14pc as mills shift to ethanol
Brazil is set to cut sugar exports by 14% in 2026/27 as mills shift more cane toward ethanol amid high energy prices. Sugar output will decline, while ethanol production rises over 10%, tightening global sugar supply and potentially supporting international prices.
BRASILIA: Brazil, the world’s largest sugar producer and exporter, is expected to cut shipments in the 2026/27 season that starts in April by 14.2 percent as mills divert sugarcane to make ethanol due to high energy prices, consultancy Safras & Mercado said on Thursday.
Safras projects total Brazilian sugar exports in the new season, including the Center-South and North/Northeast regions, at 29 million metric tons, compared to 33.8 million tons in 2025/26.
The consultancy said in a crop report that Brazil’s total sugar production would fall to 40.3 million tons in 2026/27 from 43.5 million tons in the previous crop.
Total ethanol production, including fuel made with corn, would increase 10.7 percent to 42.58 billion liters.
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Source : Business Recorder
