UNICA releases final data for the 2021/22 sugar and ethanol harvest in Brazil

Published 2022년 4월 18일

Tridge summary

The article reports on the decrease in agricultural productivity and production volumes in Brazil due to extended summer, frost, and fire outbreaks. Specifically, it highlights a significant drop in ethanol and sugar production and sales for the 2021/2022 harvest. Ethanol production reached 27.55 billion liters, marking a 9.31% decrease, while sugar production amounted to 32.06 million tons, down by 16.64%. Domestic sugar sales were 4.25% lower at 8.42 million tons, and exports decreased by 18.37% to 23.62 million tons. Ethanol sales also saw a decline, with a total of 27.53 million liters sold, marking a 10.67% decrease.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

According to the entity, the reduction in productivity is a consequence of the prolonged summer in the producing regions, the frost that affected more than 10% of the harvest area and the fire outbreaks in September. The accumulated production of ethanol reached 27.55 billion liters (-9.31%). As for sugar production, the 2021/2022 harvest ends with 32.06 million tons of the sweetener manufactured (-16.64%). Sugar sales in the domestic market reached 8.42 million tons, which represents a reduction of 4.25% over the amount recorded in the 2020/2021 harvest. As for the volumes destined for the foreign market, 23.62 million tons of the sweetener were exported, which represents a negative variation of 18.37%. In all, 32.05 million tons of product were sold (-15.08%). In terms of ethanol sales, in the harvest year that is ...

Source: Portal Do Agronegocio