date:Dec 14, 2015
ard of consultancy Agrilion, who estimated that some 500,000-700,000 tonnes of cane remained to be crushed in the centre-south.
He also saw risks of tight ethanol supplies in Brazil during the inter-crop period.
The bigger questions now are when can/will the 2016/2017 (centre-south) harvest begin and will stocks of sugar and especially ethanol last until then?
The inter-crop period in centre-south Brazil typically runs from January to April.
Many mills will be looking to wind down crush oper