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- Good rains and proper maintenance should result in an increase of over 2% in agricultural yields.
- This represents a cane availability of over 600mmt in 20/21 season in CS Brazil.
- Although the world is shutting down, mills are beginning the new crop with contingency plans in place – so far so good…
Rains above average
- Rains during the months of Oct-Mar, before the new season, are essential for cane development.
- And thankfully for 2020/21, apart from MS, all regions registered a good volume of rains.
- With precipitation in line with historical average, and better maintenance practices, CS is expected to have more cane available for crush this 2020/21 season.
- We maintain our estimate of 600mmt of cane processed, which represents a 2.1% increase from the previous year.
Increase in Ag. Yields
- Close to 60% of the cane harvested in the present season are dependent on rains from Oct to Mar.
- With normal rains for most of the CS, an increase of over 2% in agricultural yields is expected – leading to cane availability over 600mmt.
- The total amount of cane crushed in 2020/21 will depend how weather behaves throughout the season.
Weather Interactive Data
- For weekly updates on weather conditions across CS and its main ports, access our interactive data session.
