UNICA: Ethanol production down in late November, sales continue to trend higher
Brazil’s sugarcane mills in the south-central region processed 20.35 million metric tons of sugarcane in the second half of November, down 15.2% compared to last year. Ethanol production during this period reached 1.19 billion liters, a decrease of 1.31% for hydrous ethanol and 11.64% for anhydrous ethanol. However, corn ethanol production increased by 43.05%. Total ethanol sales in November rose by 3.24%, with domestic sales of hydrous and anhydrous ethanol up 10.54% and 4.24%, respectively. Since the start of the harvest season, total sales increased by 13.13%.
December 20, 2024
BY Erin Voegele
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was down during the second have of November. Ethanol production was also down for the two-week period, but sales were up for the full month.
Mills in the south-central region of Brazil processed 20.35 million metric tons of sugarcane during the second half of November, down 15.2% when compared to the same period of last year. Sugarcane processing since the beginning of the current harvest season, which began April 1, reached 602.94 million metric tons, down 2.75%.
Mills in the region produced 1.19 billion liters (314.36 million gallons) of ethanol during the second half of November. Production included 774.5 million liters of hydrous ethanol, down 1.31%, and 414.8 million liters of anhydrous ethanol, down 11.64%. Corn ethanol accounted for 368.86 million liters, or 31.02% of total production during the period, up 43.05% when compared to last year.
Ethanol production since the start of the current harvest season reached 31.17 billion liters, up 4.31%. Production included 19.84 billion liters of hydrous ethanol, up 11.8%, and 11.33 billion liters of anhydrous ethanol, down 6.63%. Corn ethanol accounted for 5.25 billion liters of production, up 29.67% when compared to the same period of last year.
Mills in the south-central region sold 2.93 billion liters of ethanol in November, up 3.24% when compared to the same month of last year. Domestic sales included 1.78 billion liters of hydrous ethanol, up 10.54%, and 978.86 million liters of anhydrous ethanol, up 4.24%.
Total sales since the beginning of the current harvest season reached 23.84 billion liters, up 13.13%. Sales included 15.42 billion liters of hydrous ethanol, up 24.01%, and 8.42 billion liters of anhydrous ethanol, down 2.54%.
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Source : Ethanol Producer Magzine
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