Anhydrous ethanol premium over hydrous in Center-South Brazil at record high
New York — The spot premium of anhydrous ethanol over hydrous in Brazil’s Center-South for the 2020-21 crop, which ended March 31, averaged 14.3%, up 3% from the prior crop and at the highest premium since S&P Global Platts started to track it for the 2014-15 crop.
Platts considered hydrous and anhydrous free of taxes to calculate the spot premium.
The highest premium was recorded at 26.8% during the three first days of the 2020-21 crop, while the lowest at 4.2% was on March 10.
By Nicole Monteiro de Castro