NovaBio reports that sugarcane crushing in Brazil's north regions has dropped 9.4% since November 30.

Industry group NovaBio reported?on Friday that sugarcane crushing had reached 32.5 metric tons in Brazil's North-East region through Nov. 30. This is a 9.4% decrease compared to the same period last year.

The cane harvested so far during the 2025/26 harvest season is a little over half the total supply that will be available for the entire harvest, which takes place from April through March. Together, they represent about 10% of Brazil’s?national harvest.

According to Conab's November report, the North and Northeast are expected to crush 59 millions tons of sugarcane during the 2025/26 crop season.

NovaBio's Renato Cunha, head of NovaBio, said that the decline in November was due to "structural challenges and short-term issues" including weather problems.

He said that the figures showed a smaller crop, particularly in the Northeast.

NovaBio reported that cane crushing in the Northeast fell by 9.1%, to 26.1 millions tons, and in?the North, it was down 10.9%, to 6.3million tons.

Cunha, the miller from Cunha, said that this season, more cane is being allocated to anhydrous alcohol production in both regions, due to lower sugar prices.

According to NovaBio, the sugar production in this period decreased by?24%, to 1,66 million tonnes.

The group said that ethanol?production in both regions fell by 7.8% from the previous season, due to a smaller sugarcane crushing, despite the fact that a greater share of sugarcane was used for biofuels. Reporting by Roberto Samora, Writing by Oliver Griffin, Editing by Alistair Bell

(source: Reuters)