Appetite for ethanol strains Brazilian cane millers

Brazilian sugar cane producers dream of the day when their cane-based ethanol will fuel cars from Stockholm to Tokyo. But for that to happen, they must prove they can produce enough of the biofuel for buyers to rely on year-round.

.. the flex-fuel cars have raised fresh concerns about ethanol supplies. Increased demand has lifted the price per litre by 25 per cent since the cane harvest began winding down a month ago.

Industry analysts say there will be enough ethanol to supply the market – but only just enough.

Financial Times