The Brazilian Sugar Alcohol Sector
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Brazilian ethanol production is an integral part of the national energy and transport matrix, whose recognition led to ministerial responsibility for the sector being assumed by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), rather than Agriculture and Planning (MAPA). At the same time, as a “flex crop”,1 sugar is a co-product of which Brazil is the world’s largest producer (some 25%) and exporter (some 40% of world trade) in what is a very volatile market. The relative share of ethanol and sugar can vary, usually within a 60-40% spectrum.
