Brazilian ethanol production soars on dry weather

In Brazil, ethanol production during the last two weeks of June were up 46.3% on the year at 1.89 billion liters. The major jump was a result of better weather that was more conducive to harvest compared to a very rainy June 2013. The dry weather, however, is having a negative impact on sugar content and growth in young cane. Last month saw about half the typical precipitation during that period.