Next year, more producers will start benefiting from the higher prices. Some have been unable to take advantage so far as they sold this year's stock ahead of time and below current market prices in order to survive.
Ethanol prices on the climb but still not good
Brazilian ethanol prices have gone up significantly after a steep drop earlier this year, but not enough to compensate for recent hard times.
24 September 2009 22:00 GMT
Updated
25 November 2012 9:55 GMT
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