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Sugar production reached 2,376 thousand tons in the first half of May. Since the beginning of the 2020/2021 harvest up to May 16th, accumulated sugar production reached 4,529 thousand tons. This result is 17,5% lower than the 5,490 thousand tons reported over the same period last year. The volume of ethanol produced reached 1,81 billion […]

Sugar production reached 1,515 thousand tons in the second half of April. Since the beginning of the 2020/2021 harvest up to May 1st, accumulated sugar production reached 2,148 thousand tons. This result is 28.51% lower than the 3,005 thousand tons reported over the same period last year. The volume of ethanol produced reached 1,284 million […]

Sugar production reached 624 thousand tons in the first half of April. This result is 35.7% lower than the 971 thousand tons reported over the same period last year. The volume of ethanol produced reached 731 million liters in the first half of April (result 25.9% lower than the volume reported over the same period […]

Earth Day – The sugarcane industry has planted more than 46.6 million seedlings of native species in Sao Paulo state since 2007, according to data from the Greener Ethanol Protocol released by the state government (exact number: 46,674,586). The industry reached this number after planting 2.96 million seedlings of native species during the 2020/2021 harvest, […]

Sugar production reached 174 thousand tons in the second half of March. Since the beginning of the 2020/2021 harvest up to April 1, accumulated sugar production reached 38.46 million tons. This result is 43.73% higher than the 26.76 million tons reported over the same period last year. The volume of ethanol produced reached 372 million […]

Sugar production reached 51 thousand tons in the first half of March. Since the beginning of the 2020/2021 harvest up to March 16, accumulated sugar production reached 38.28 million tons. This result is 44.2% higher than the 26.53 million tons reported over the same period last year. The volume of ethanol produced reached 200 million […]

The Center-South region of Brazil ended the 20/21 harvest with 605.46 million tons of processed sugarcane, representing a 2.56% increase over the 590.36 million tons of the 19/20 harvest season. The quality of the raw material reached 144.72 kg of Total Recoverable Sugar (TRS) per metric ton of sugarcane in the current cycle, up from 138.57 […]

With 10 years left to meet the EU’s new target of a 55% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030 and the ultimate objective of becoming a climate neutral continent, the European Commission is currently revising the Renewable Energy Directive. With the transport sector representing nearly a quarter of the bloc’s emissions, it is essential to […]

Originally published on Rural Voice The sugar industry, which often occupies centre stage in politics, and the sugarcane farmers together are flipping the script and moving fast towards a significant stage of its journey — driving the country towards self-reliance in clean energy through ethanol production. This, of course, depends on the central and state […]

Written by Marcos Fava Neves Originally published on China Daily I was introduced to the concepts of agribusiness and agro-industrial chains and systems exactly 30 years ago when I was studying to become an agronomist at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. Although these concepts appeared in the United States in 1957 and 1968, […]

President Joe Biden is dealing with challenges that few incoming presidents faced. He must steer a Covid relief package through a closely divided Congress, speed up vaccinations and help rebuild the economy.

Sugar production reached 19 thousand tons in the second half of February. Since the beginning of the 2020/2021 harvest up to March 1, accumulated sugar production reached 38.2 million tons. This result is 44.3% higher than the 26.49 million tons reported over the same period last year. The volume of ethanol produced reached 115 million […]

By Sanjukta Subudhi and Eduardo Leão de Sousa Originally published on The Economic Times With sustainability in its DNA, sugarcane ethanol can contribute immensely to both the environment and the economy. Concerns such as water use, destination of residues, and labour conditions have been targets of improvement in countries, such as India and Brazil. The South American country has […]

Sugar production reached 21 thousand tons in the first half of February. This result is 751% higher than the 3 thousand tons reported over the same period last year. Since the beginning of the 2020/2021 harvest up to February 16, accumulated sugar production reached 38.21 million tons, 44.25% above the quantity on the same date […]

On 10 February, Emily Rees participated in an online ‘Sugar Rush’ debate on ‘Brexit and the future of UK/EU sugar trade’ alongside Marie-Christine Ribera of CEFS, the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers, and Michael Sly of the British National Farmers’ Union. UNICA defended the opening of the United Kingdom’s autonomous quota for raw cane sugar  for […]