Ethanol sales total 3 billion liters in May

In the second half of May, the producing units in the Center-South region processed 47.84 million tons compared to 45.36 million in the 2024/2025 harvest. In the accumulated harvest of 2025/2026 until the end of May, the grinding reached 124.77 million tons, against 141.54 million tons recorded in the same period in the previous cycle – a retraction of 11.85%. In the last half of May, seven units began the 2025/2026 harvest. At the end of the fortnight, 252 producing units were in operation in the Center-South region, with 232 units processing sugarcane, 10 companies manufacturing ethanol from corn, and 10 flex plants operating only with corn ethanol production. In the same period in the 2024/2025 harvest, 251 producing units operated, with 233 units processing sugarcane, nine companies manufacturing ethanol from corn, and nine flex plants. Regarding raw material quality, the Total Recoverable Sugars (ATR) level recorded in the second half of May reached only 124.87 kg of ATR per ...