UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has reported that ethanol production was up during the second half of January with more than 96% of production coming from corn. Ethanol sales were also up for the full month.Mills in the south-central region of Brazil processed 239,370 tons of sugarcane during the second half of January, down 66.28% when compared to the same period of last year. Total sugarcane harvesting since the beginning of the current harvest season, which began April 1, 2024, is down 4.93% when compared to the previous harvest season.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mills in the region produced 401.8 million liters (106.14 million gallons) of ethanol during the second half of January. Production included 237.5 million liters of hydrous ethanol, up 8.79%, and 164.3 million liters of anhydrous ethanol, up 73.97%. Corn ethanol accounted for 387.67 million liters, or 96.49% of total production during the period, up 38.4% when compared to the same two-week period of 2023.Total ethanol production since the beginning of the current harvest season reached 33.19 billion liters, up 3.43%. Production included 21.11 billion liters of hydrous ethanol, up 9.84%, and 12.08 billion liters of anhydrous ethanol, down 6.14%. Corn ethanol production accounted for 6.78 billion liters, up 31.23%.&nbsp;Mills in the south-central region sold 3.06 billion liters of ethanol in January, up 2.07% when compared to the same month of 2023. Domestic sales included 1.83 billion liters of hydrous ethanol, up 3.9%, and 1.09 billion liters of anhydrous ethanol, up 5.34%.&nbsp;Total sales since the beginning of the current harvest season reached 29.83 billion liters, up 10.73%. Sales included 19.21 billion liters of hydrous ethanol, up 18.18%, and 10.62 billion liters of anhydrous ethanol, down 0.6%.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has reported that ethanol production was up during the second half of January with more than 96% of production coming from corn. Ethanol sales were also up for the full month.

Corn ethanol production continues to grow in Brazil

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