Brazil: Corn Ethanol Production Booms in Brazil

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英文名称：

Brazil: Corn Ethanol Production Booms in Brazil

工作单位：

Office of Agricultural Affairs, Brasilia

来源地址：

https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/brazil-corn-ethanol-production-booms-brazil

关键词：

Biofuels;  Grain and Feed;  Corn;  Biofuels;  Grain and Feed;  Corn;  Western Hemisphere;  Brazil; 

年份：

2020

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

语种：

English

摘要：

Plentiful, and generally cheap, corn supplies in Brazil’s Center-West region have enticed investment in the corn ethanol sector over the last few years. The Brazilian Corn Ethanol Union (UNEM) estimates that the sector will produce about 2.5 billion liters of corn-based ethanol in market year 2020/21. There are currently 16 corn ethanol plants in Brazil, located in the Center-West states of Mato Grosso, Goias, and Mato Grosso do Sul. At least four units are corn-only plants, while the rest are flex plants that produce ethanol form both sugarcane and corn. Industry sources report at least seven other corn-based ethanol plants in the planning, development, or construction stage, which could come on line in the next two years. If all the ongoing projects are built as planned, Brazil's corn ethanol production could top 5.5 billion liters per year, consuming more than 13 million metric tons of corn annually.