Brazil's ethanol production takes a hit as global virus impact mounts

摘要

Concerns are growing as to whether Brazil will be able to maintain its recent growth pace for ethanol production as demand for biofuels reduces as the global Covid-19 impact continues to bite. The Latin American country produced 244 million litres of ethanol from sugarcane during the first two weeks of March, according to Brazilian sugarcane industry association Unica. Ethanol output from corn in the same period amounted to 85.6 million litres.