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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,…
OTI Rankings Dec, 03, 2018 0

Mills in the Center-South region extend cane processing period

According to Brazilian cane industry group Unica, mills in the center-south region have extended cane processing due to the advent of heavy rain. The organ believed that 79 mills were…
OTI Rankings Dec, 03, 2018 0

Biosev SA plans to sell nine production units

Sugar producer Biosev SA has hired Rabobank to explore opportunities for potential sales of nine of its production units in Brazil’s center-south region. The company already sold two mills in…
OTI Rankings Dec, 03, 2018 0

Brazil to raise biodiesel-diesel blend to 15% by 2023

Brazil plans to increase the biodiesel-diesel blend sold at the pump to 11% in June 2019 and to 15% by 2023. The new mandate is expected to boost Brazil’s biodiesel…
OTI Rankings Dec, 03, 2018 0

Brazil’s sugar production hit 10 year low

Brazil’s sugar output reached a 10-year low between April 1 and November 16, down 27% to 25.13m tons YoY. The country’s cane crushing in the Center-South region fell as well,…
Sugar and Ethanol Nov, 21, 2018 0

Adecoagro invests R$21.2m in Brazilian mills

Argentine oil company Adecoagro is investing R$21.2m in the constructions of four new tanks at its Brazilian mills. The objective is to increase ethanol storage capacity by 43% to 257,000…