Phillip Herring

Sugar’s strong price premium over ethanol, unknown changes in the ICMS tax rate, and volatility in the Brazilian real/US dollar exchange rate will remain key drivers for Center South ethanol prices in

Sugar production in Brazil’s Center South is expected to total 1.95 million mt in the first half of October, reflecting a 69.1% increase on the year, a S&P Global Commodity Insights survey of 12 analy

Sugar production in the key Center South Brazil region is expected to total 2.4 million mt in the first half of June, reflecting an increase of 7.7% on the year, an S&P Global Commodity Insights surve

Hydrous ethanol sales by mills in Center South Brazil during the first half of February totaled 569.57 million liters, 21.6% higher than the 468.23 million liters recorded in H2 January, data from Bra

Sugar’s strong price premium over ethanol, volatility in the Brazilian real/US dollar exchange rate, and unknown changes in the Petrobras ex refinery gasoline price will remain key drivers for Center

Sugar’s strong price premium over ethanol, volatility in the Brazilian real/US dollar exchange rate, and unknown changes in the Petrobras ex refinery gasoline price will remain key drivers for Center

Ethanol prices in Brazil’s Center South continue to break record highs as demand returns to pre pandemic levels while stocks remain tight overall near the end of the regional harvest.

Brazil Center South hydrous ethanol broke through the Real 4,000/cu m ex mill Ribeirão Preto price barrier on Oct. 5 because of high demand, expectations for a gasoline price increase, and overall tig

Sugar production in Brazil’s Center South for the first half of June totaled 2.192 million mt, a drop of 14.35% from the prior year, data from trade association UNICA showed June 25.

Cumulative 2020 21 Center South Brazil output of anhydrous ethanol from April 1 to July 1 totaled 2.82 billion liters, marking a drop of 13% from a year earlier, according to trade association UNICA.

The sugar cane crush in the key Center South Brazil region is expected to total 10.58 million mt in the second half of November, a decrease of 28% year on year, an S&P Global Platts survey of analysts