Sugarcane productivity drops 19% in the Center-South in November, report shows

Last November, Brazil experienced a significant decrease in sugarcane agricultural productivity in the Center-South region, with a 19% drop compared to the same month in the previous harvest, falling from 78.3 tons per hectare to 63.4 tons per hectare. According to the Sugarcane Technology Center (CTC), the average productivity for the 2024/25 harvest up to November also decreased by 10.8%, from 88.1 tons per hectare to 78.6 tons per hectare. Furthermore, the quality of the raw material, Total Recoverable Sugars (ATR), also saw a decline, dropping to 123.3 kg/t of sugarcane in November, down from 128.6 kg/t in the same period of the previous harvest. Despite this, the accumulated ATR for the 2024/25 harvest showed a slight increase, reaching 137.3 kg/t compared to 136.0 kg/t in the previous cycle.

Sugarcane agricultural productivity in the Center-South region of Brazil fell 19% last November, in the 2024/25 harvest (April 2024 to March 2025) compared to the same month of the previous harvest, falling from 78.3 tons per hectare to 63.4 t/ha. The data is from the De Olho na Safra bulletin, published by the Sugarcane Technology Center (CTC). In the accumulated total of the 2024/25 harvest, up to November, productivity also declined, with an average of 78.6 t/ha this season, compared to 88.1 t/ha in the previous cycle, which represents a drop of 10.8%. The quality of the raw material – Total Recoverable Sugars (ATR) – was also affected. In November, the indicator fell to 123.3 kg/t of sugarcane, compared ...