Sugar and Ethanol Archives - Page 25 of 26

Sugar and Ethanol Apr, 17, 2019 0

Ethanol prices jump as farmers delay harvest and demand increases

Hydrous ethanol prices in São Paulo state, Brazil’s largest consumer of fuel, jumped to R$1.896 per liter last week, 15.07% higher than the week before, the highest weekly increase since…

Sugar and Ethanol Mar, 27, 2019 0

Brazil’s late cane harvest could catch NY sugar traders by suprise

According to commodity traders and analysts, the likely late cane harvest in the center-south region of Brazil may catch some sugar futures players in New York off guard. A dry…

Sugar and Ethanol Mar, 22, 2019 0

Brazil at risk of sugar tariff as Argentina questions tariff-free wheat quota offered to the US

Brazil’s approval of a 750,000 ton tariff-free quota from the US, and possibly other non-Mercosur countries, is causing concern in the Argentine government which may retaliate with a sugar tariff.…

Sugar and Ethanol Mar, 12, 2019 0

Unica advocates tariff-free sugar exports to the US

The new head of Brazil’s powerful sugarcane industry group, Unica, told Reuters that Brazil should seek a tariff-free sugar quota agreement with the United States, similar to the duty-free ethanol…

Sugarcane harvest in Brazil - Sugar exports

Sugar and Ethanol Feb, 21, 2019 0

Brazil’s sugar exports stall this season

Brazil’s sugar exports reached 17.7m tons in the 2018/19 crop cycle from April 18 until January 19, compared to 24.6m tons last year. Sugar mills in Brazil are preferring ethanol…

Sugar and Ethanol Feb, 13, 2019 0

São Martinho reduces cane crush growth estimates

One of Brazil’s top five sugar companies, São Martinho SA, fears the recent spate of dryness seen in the last two months over the country’s main sugarcane-producing region may turn detrimental…

Sugar and Ethanol Feb, 04, 2019 0

Brazil’s sugar exports to China are set to recover

In 2018, Brazil saw impressive growth in sugar exports, up 132% to 790,000 tons year-on-year, equivalent to US$217m in export revenue, according to Secex data. However, the figures are much…

Sugar and Ethanol Jan, 27, 2019 0

Sugar production to rise in center-south region this season

Broker and analyst INTL FCStone forecasts that Brazil’s sugar production in the Center-South region will reach 30.2m tons in the 2019/20 season, up 14% year-on-year. It predicts cane mills will…

Grains Jan, 07, 2019 0

Drought problem starts to affect sugarcane

The recent spate of irregular rains has led Brazil’s soybean farmers to fear a much worse crop failure, believed to be caused by the El Niño Modoki climate phenomenon, according to…

Sugar and Ethanol Dec, 24, 2018 0

Conab lowers sugarcane crushing estimates for 2018/19 season

Food Supply and Statistics Agency, Conab estimates that Brazil’s sugarcane production will reach 615.8m tons in the 2018/19 harvest, down 2.8% YoY. Of the total sugarcane output of the country,…