Clouds gather: A rainstorm approaches a sugar-cane field, right, in the state of São Paulo
High rain and low credit flows dry up ethanol output
Brazil’s south-central region produced 22.9 billion litres of ethanol during the 2009–2010 sugar-cane harvest, far below initial industry projections. The Brazilian sugar-cane industry association blames difficulties in obtaining credit and unseasonably heavy rains.
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