Mains Points
- Weak harvest and agricultural produtivity, but within our expectations
- Although UNICA mentions 530mmt of cane for the crop, our estimates are 520mmt and 32.5mmt of sugar.
- Anhydrous sales remain strong, totaling 426 million liters in the past fortnight.
Crop 2021/22 – 1H Agust
12% of the available area was affected by Frosts
- In line with expectations, in the first half of August, 44.6mmt were processed, around 2mmt less yoy.
- In cumulative terms, CS processed 350 mmt, down 7% from the previous year.
- Our estimate is that until the end of the crop CS will be able to process another 170 mmt of cane, totaling 520 mmt for 21/22.
- UNICA reports that after a survey with CS mills, this cycle should process 530mmt – with a downward bias.
- So far, agricultural productivity has decreased by 12.8% compared to the previous crop: 75.1 t/ha against 86.1 t/ha.
- Result of the combination of drought and frost.
- Data from Unica show that frost affected about 12% of the area available for harvesting.
- The frosts required a change in the harvest schedule, accelerating the pace of operations to avoid even greater losses.
Fire Alert at the Canefields
- With dry and hot weather, some fires are already being registered in the Center-South.
- Accidental fires damage younger cane fields, with some areas being lost or showing significant losses in productivity.
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- For the last fifteen days of August, there is no forecast of rain, further increasing the risk of fire in the sugarcane fields
Ethanol Market
- With the advance of vaccination, movement in the streets is returning to pre-pandemic levels.
- Which further stimulates fuel demand.
- Anhydrous continues to drive demand for biofuel given the favorable parity for gasoline.
- So far, 426.42 million liters of anhydrous ethanol have been sold – 12% more than in 2020.
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