Frost and drought impact the production of sugarcane and its derivatives in Brazil

The third estimate for the 2021/22 sugarcane harvest points to a reduction in sugarcane production. The numbers, released this Tuesday (23) by the National Supply Company (Conab), estimate that 568.4 million tonnes will be harvested, a volume of raw material 13.2% lower compared to the 2020/21 harvest. The adverse climatic effects of the drought during the production cycle and the low temperatures recorded in June and July this year, with episodes of frost in some production areas, especially in São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná, impacted crop productivity. In the Southeast, the country's main producing region, the forecast is for a reduction of 16.8% in production, reaching 356.7 million tons, as a result of the decrease of 4.1% in the cultivated area, in addition to adverse weather conditions. In the Midwest, there was a reduction of 0.8% in the area to be harvested, in a total of 1.8 million hectares, and the estimated production is 132.2 million tons, 5.4% less than ...