Brazil: In Alagoas, rains extend the sugarcane harvest until April
Sugarcane
Vegetables
Brazil
Published Feb 28, 2023
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Excessive rainfall recorded throughout the state since October 2022 delays the removal of sugarcane from the field and Alagoas runs the risk of leaving between one million and two million tons of “cane standing” in the current cycle, according to with estimates from technicians in the sector. Revenue losses, that is, the money that will stop circulating in the State if this sugarcane is not harvested, can vary from a minimum of R$ 170 million to R$ 340 million. The value of standard cane in the State (114 kg of ATR) is currently R$ 154 per ton. On average, the yield of sugarcane harvested in this season is slightly higher, ranging from 118 to 135 kilograms of Total Recoverable Sugar per ton. In this scenario, the average price of sugarcane is estimated at R$170 per ton. READ MORE > Gasoline and ethanol will be taxed again from March 1st Until the last February 15th, according to the Sindaçúcar-AL crop monitoring bulletin, the mills had processed 14.7 million tons of sugarcane in ...
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