Sales of hydrous ethanol totaled 1,60 billion liters in January.

Ethanol sales by mills in the Center-South region reached 2,85 billion liters in January of this year. The volume of anhydrous ethanol sold during the period was 1,23 billion liters – an increase of 9,58% – while hydrated ethanol registered sales of 1,62 billion liters – a decrease of 15,32%.

In the domestic market, the volume of hydrated ethanol sold by mills in the Center-South region totaled 1,60 billion liters, representing a reduction of 11,97% compared to the same period of the previous harvest. Sales of anhydrous ethanol, in turn, reached 1,19 billion liters, an increase of 9,79%.

In the accumulated period from the beginning of the harvest until February 1st, ethanol sales by units in the Center-South region totaled 29,14 billion liters, registering a decrease of 2,45%. The accumulated volume of anhydrous ethanol totaled 11,18 billion liters (+5,27%), while that of hydrated ethanol reached 17,97 billion liters (-6,70%).

Sugar and ethanol milling and production

In the second half of January, production units in the Center-South region processed only 608,93 tons of sugarcane. In the accumulated total for the 2025/2026 harvest up to February 1st, milling reached 601,64 million tons, compared to 614,93 million tons registered in the same period of the previous cycle – a decrease of 2,16%.

In the second half of January, 22 production units operated in the Central-South region, including four units processing sugarcane, ten companies that manufacture ethanol from corn, and eight flex-fuel plants. During the same period in the 24/25 harvest, 19 production units were in operation.

Sugar production, accumulated from the beginning of the harvest until February 1st, totaled 40,24 million tons, compared to 39,90 million tons in the previous cycle (+0,86%).

In the second half of January, ethanol production by plants in the Center-South region reached 439,44 million liters, comprising 255,83 million liters of hydrated ethanol (+7,59%) and 183,61 million liters of anhydrous ethanol (+11,81%). In the current agricultural cycle, total biofuel production reached 31,71 billion liters (-4,64%), with 19,56 billion liters of hydrated ethanol (-7,61%) and 12,15 billion liters of anhydrous ethanol (+0,54%).

Of the total ethanol obtained in the second half of January, 90,67% was produced from corn, registering a production of 398,45 million liters this year, compared to 387,67 million liters in the same period of the 2024/2025 cycle – an increase of 2,78%. In the accumulated total since the beginning of the harvest, corn ethanol production reached 7,65 billion liters – an increase of 13,05% compared to the same period last year.

CBios market

Data from B3 (the Brazilian stock exchange) up to February 13th indicates the issuance of 5,05 million credits in 2026 by biofuel producers. The total amount of CBios (Brazilian carbon credits) available for trading, held by obligated parties, non-obligated parties, and issuers, amounts to 20,82 million decarbonization credits.