Brazil’s bioethanol boom breaks records
Brazil is expecting a record-breaking volume of ethanol produced from sugarcane this year, according to a national survey.
The country anticipates a total harvest of 629 million tonnes, a 10% increase over 2008, as wider distribution of rainfall and an expanded planted area which reached 7.7 million hectares led to the abundant growth of the crop.
The current productivity index of about 81 tonnes per hectare will be maintained, with a larger volume of the crop, representing about 45% of the total harvest, will be used for sugar production.
The remaining 55% of the crop is intended for ethanol production, and will generate 9.13 billion litres of anhydrous fuel and 18.7 billion litres of hydrated alcohol to be sold as fuel.
In total there will be 27.8 billion gallons of ethanol produced, marking a 4.22% rise from last year’s figure.
Most Brazilian mills have the facilities to produce both ethanol and sugar, which allows for flexibility to opt for the production of one or the other.
According to the survey, conducted by Brazilian government agency Conab, the favourable price on the international market has led industries to prefer the food production.
The country anticipates a total harvest of 629 million tonnes, a 10% increase over 2008, as wider distribution of rainfall and an expanded planted area which reached 7.7 million hectares led to the abundant growth of the crop.
The current productivity index of about 81 tonnes per hectare will be maintained, with a larger volume of the crop, representing about 45% of the total harvest, will be used for sugar production.
The remaining 55% of the crop is intended for ethanol production, and will generate 9.13 billion litres of anhydrous fuel and 18.7 billion litres of hydrated alcohol to be sold as fuel.
In total there will be 27.8 billion gallons of ethanol produced, marking a 4.22% rise from last year’s figure.
Most Brazilian mills have the facilities to produce both ethanol and sugar, which allows for flexibility to opt for the production of one or the other.
According to the survey, conducted by Brazilian government agency Conab, the favourable price on the international market has led industries to prefer the food production.
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