Harvest update

Bi-weekly bulletin

Position until 05/16/2013
Table 1. 2013/2014 harvest season: accummulated production until May 16, 2013 

2012/2013 2013/2014 2012/2013 2013/2014 2012/2013 2013/2014

 35,014 81,106 131.64% 18,079 52,370 189.68% 16,935 28,736 69.68%

 1,569 3,762 139.70% 875 2,702 208.90% 695 1,060 52.56%

 125 1,063 753.19% 38 734 1845.09% 87 329 279.02%

 1,195 2,185 82.87% 580 1,225 111.21% 615 960 56.15%

 1,320 3,248 146.17% 618 1,959 217.12% 702 1,290 83.74%

 3,868 9,470 144.85% 1,956 6,172 215.55% 1,912 3,298 72.50%

110.46 116.76 5.70% 108.20 117.86 8.93% 112.88 114.75 1.66%

sugar 42.58% 41.69% 46.93% 45.94% 38.13% 33.72%

ethanol 57.42% 58.31% 53.07% 54.06% 61.87% 66.28%

Liters of ethanol/ ton of sugarcane 37.68 40.05 6.28% 34.17 37.40 9.47% 41.44 44.88 8.28%

Kg of sugar/ ton of sugarcane 44.82 46.38 3.48% 48.38 51.59 6.64% 41.01 36.87 -10.09%

Table 2. 2013/2014 harvest season: BI-WEEKLY values (1nd two-week period of May)

2012/2013 2013/2014 2012/2013 2013/2014 2012/2013 2013/2014

 20,881 39,846 90.82% 11,325 26,035 129.88% 9,556 13,812 44.54%

 1,024 2,057 100.89% 584 1,507 158.10% 440 551 25.05%

 173 667 285.68% 95 448 373.66% 78 219 179.36%

 600 975 62.52% 279 540 93.58% 321 435 35.53%

 773 1,642 112.46% 374 988 164.52% 399 654 63.74%

 2,383 4,960 108.16% 1,246 3,270 162.52% 1,137 1,690 48.60%

114.11 124.47 9.08% 109.99 125.61 14.20% 118.98 122.33 2.81%

sugar 45.11% 43.53% 49.18% 48.35% 40.64% 34.20%

ethanol 54.89% 56.47% 50.82% 51.65% 59.36% 65.80%

Liters of ethanol/ ton of sugarcane 37.01 41.20 11.34% 32.98 37.96 15.07% 41.78 47.33 13.29%

Kg of sugar/ ton of sugarcane 49.04 51.63 5.28% 51.54 57.87 12.27% 46.08 39.87 -13.48%

Source: UNICA. Note: 1 - thousand tons; 2 - million liters; 3 - kg of ATR/ ton of sugarcane; data subject to minor adjustments; "ATR" is the amount of product obtained per ton of crushed sugarcane.

ATR/ ton of sugarcane 3 

Share (%)

Sugarcane 1

Sugar 1

Anhydrous ethanol 2

Hydrous ethanol 2

Total ethanol 2

ATR 1

ATR/ ton of sugarcane 3 

Share (%)

Products

South-Central region São Paulo Others states

Var. (%) Var. (%) Var. (%)

Sugarcane 1

Sugar 1

Anhydrous ethanol 2

Hydrous ethanol 2

Total ethanol 2

ATR 1

Products

South-Central region São Paulo Others states

Var. (%) Var. (%) Var. (%)
Table 3. Bi-weekly sugarcane crushing, ACCUMULATED - results for the South-Central region 

2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%) 2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%) 2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%)

16/04 2,130,641 6,091,407 186% 4,736,769 9,468,138 100% 2,606,128 3,376,731 30%

01/05 6,753,397 26,335,085 290% 14,133,076 41,259,535 192% 7,379,679 14,924,450 102%

16/05 18,078,715 52,369,744 190% 35,014,193 81,105,869 132% 16,935,478 28,736,125 70%

01/06

16/06

01/07

16/07

01/08

16/08

01/09

16/09

01/10

16/10

01/11

16/11

01/12

16/12

01/01

16/01

01/02

16/02

01/03

16/03

01/04

Source: UNICA. 

Bi-weekly 

period

SUGARCANE (tons)

São Paulo South-Central region Others states
Table 4. Bi-weekly sugar production, ACCUMULATED - results for the South-Central region 

2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%) 2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%) 2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%)

16/04 71,742 176,681 146% 152,083 242,205 59% 80,341 65,524 -18%

01/05 290,985 1,195,387 311% 545,249 1,704,368 213% 254,264 508,981 100%

16/05 874,723 2,701,989 209% 1,569,285 3,761,584 140% 694,562 1,059,595 53%

01/06

16/06

01/07

16/07

01/08

16/08

01/09

16/09

01/10

16/10

01/11

16/11

01/12

16/12

01/01

16/01

01/02

16/02

01/03

16/03

01/04

Source: UNICA. 

Bi-weekly 

period

SUGAR (tons)

São Paulo South-Central region Others states
Table 5. Bi-weekly ethanol production, ACCUMULATED - results for the South-Central region 

2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%) 2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%) 2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%)

16/04 69,127 219,667 218% 177,878 365,821 106% 108,751 146,154 34%

01/05 244,100 970,559 298% 546,704 1,606,392 194% 302,604 635,833 110%

16/05 617,662 1,958,705 217% 1,319,501 3,248,250 146% 701,839 1,289,545 84%

01/06

16/06

01/07

16/07

01/08

16/08

01/09

16/09

01/10

16/10

01/11

16/11

01/12

16/12

01/01

16/01

01/02

16/02

01/03

16/03

01/04

Source: UNICA. 

Bi-weekly 

period

TOTAL ETHANOL (m3)

São Paulo South-Central region Others states
Table 6. Bi-weekly ethanol production, ACCUMULATED - results for the South-Central region 

2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%) 2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%) 2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%)

16/04 -38,523 39,198 202% -42,738 39,227 192% -4,215 29 101%

01/05 -56,891 285,658 602% -48,318 396,186 920% 8,573 110,528 1189%

16/05 37,727 733,824 1845% 124,602 1,063,097 753% 86,875 329,273 279%

01/06

16/06

01/07

16/07

01/08

16/08

01/09

16/09

01/10

16/10

01/11

16/11

01/12

16/12

01/01

16/01

01/02

16/02

01/03

16/03

01/04

Source: UNICA. Note: The production considered the conversion of anhydrous ethanol into hydrous ethanol in South-Central region of Brazil (m3).

Bi-weekly 

period

ANHYDROUS ETHANOL (m3)

São Paulo South-Central region Others states
Table 7. Bi-weekly hydrous ethanol production, ACCUMULATED - results for the South-Central region 

2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%) 2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%) 2012/2013 2013/2014 Var. (%)

16/04 107,650 180,469 68% 220,616 326,594 48% 112,966 146,125 29%

01/05 300,991 684,901 128% 595,022 1,210,206 103% 294,031 525,305 79%

16/05 579,935 1,224,881 111% 1,194,899 2,185,153 83% 614,964 960,272 56%

01/06

16/06

01/07

16/07

01/08

16/08

01/09

16/09

01/10

16/10

01/11

16/11

01/12

16/12

01/01

16/01

01/02

16/02

01/03

16/03

01/04

Source: UNICA. 

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period

HYDROUS ETHANOL (m3)

São Paulo South-Central region Others states
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Table 8. Ethanol sales by mills in South-Central region, per ethanol type and destination (m3).

2012/2013 2013/2014 2012/2013 2013/2014 2012/2013 2013/2014

Apr 1,392,637 1,625,471 73,115 70,714 1,319,522 1,554,757

May* 743,191 920,898 51,194 73,977 691,997 846,921

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Total 2,135,828 2,546,369 124,309 144,691 2,011,519 2,401,678

Apr 528,692 608,248 54,601 53,068 474,091 555,180

May* 284,179 413,198 40,711 69,533 243,468 343,665

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Total 812,871 1,021,446 95,312 122,601 717,559 898,845

Apr 863,945 1,017,223 18,514 17,646 845,431 999,577

May* 459,012 507,700 10,483 4,444 448,529 503,256

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Total 1,322,957 1,524,923 28,997 22,090 1,293,960 1,502,833

Source: UNICA. Note: "May*" shows the sales during the 1st two-week period of May. Anhydrous ethanol sales to domestic market include the volumes imported by

producers and non producers. Total ethanol Anhydrous ethanol Hydrous ethanol

Product

Domestic market

Month

Total External market
Staff:

Antônio de Pádua Rodrigues

Technical Director

Luciano Rodrigues

Economic Department Manager

Celma Ramalho Gaudêncio

Business Intelligence Analyst 

 

Cezar Sallum

Planning Assistant

Cleber dos Santos Valin

Planning Assistant

Maria Andrade Pinheiro

Economic Analyst

Mariana Regina Zechin

Economic Analyst

Valdemir Nunes Machado

Systems Analyst

Data released in this report has been compiled and analyzed by UNICA, with figures provided by mills 

and by the following associations of producers from South-Central states:

 Ethanol and sugar producers association in the state of Paraná (Alcopar);

 Bioenergy producers association of Mato Grosso do Sul (Biosul);

 Sugar and ethanol industries association in the state of Minas Gerais (SIAMIG); 

 Association of ethanol industry of Goiás state (SIFAEG);

 Sugar and ethanol industry association of Mato Grosso (SINDALCOOL);

 Plants and distilleries society of Espírito Santo state (SUDES); 

 “Fluminense” association of sugar and ethanol producers (SINDAAF). 

Data regarding weather and agricultural conditions has been provided by the Center for Sugarcane 

Technology (CTC). 

This report has been prepared for informative purposes only and is available free of charge from 

www.unica.com.br/unicadata. 

UNICA has endeavored to ensure that all data and information utilized are precise and obtained from credible sources. 

However, the organization is not responsible for decisions of any nature, financial or otherwise, that might be undertaken 

based on the contents of this report. Reproduction of this report, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, is 

permitted only with The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) credited as the source.
SUDES

SINDAAF