Brazil to cut ethanol blend ratio in response to weak sugarcane harvests: report

Biofuels Digest
January 08, 2010 Jim Lane

In Brazil, Bloomberg and other news sources are reporting that the national government is considering a cut in the mandatory ethanol blend ratio, in response to heavy rains and reduced sugarcane harvests. Currently, gasoline in Brazil has a 20-25 percent minimum ethanol content, as set by the government, while higher ethanol blends are utilized by flex-fuel cars which can utilize any blend of gasoline and ethanol.

Ethanol production has fallen 8.3 percent to for the 2009-10 harvest season to date to 5.86 billion gallons, after heavy rains reduced harvest time and yields.

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