Cane and Corn Ethanol Updates

Cindy Zimmerman

The sugarcane harvest in Brazil is running ahead of schedule and the U.S. corn crop is progressing well, according to the latest reports. The cane crush in Brazil so far this year is running about 20 percent ahead of last year, which is not necessarily good news according to the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association’s (UNICA). Technical Director Antonio de Padua …

Brazil, corn, Ethanol, Ethanol News, International, RFA, UNICA

Ethanol Tariff Tiff

Cindy Zimmerman

The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association UNICA this week drew attention to conflicting statements made in the past week by Growth Energy representatives about what they would like to see done with the tariff on foreign ethanol that is tied to the blenders tax credit under the Fueling Freedom plan introduced by the organization last week. In a post on the …

Brazil, Ethanol, Exports, Growth Energy, UNICA