# Ethanol rose at pumps in most of the country, but remains advantageous in 11 states

> Hydrated ethanol pump prices rose in 14 Brazilian states and fell in eight, including the Federal District, in the week of November 8 to 14, according to ANP data. Ethanol still offers a cost advantage over gasoline for flex-fuel drivers in 11 states on average fleet efficiency, and in 23 states for newer flex vehicles. Rains in the Center-South, linked to a very strong El Niño, are interrupting sugarcane harvesting in the region.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T12:12:06.407Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101131-ethanol-rose-at-pumps-in-most-of-the-country-but-remains-advantageous-in-11
- Commodities: [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy rain disrupting the Center-South cane harvest tightens ethanol supply and supports ethanol prices, which can pull corn demand higher as Brazil's ethanol output shifts toward corn-based production. Higher ethanol prices also tend to lift the parity for distillers' co-products such as DDGS.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- ETHANOL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-07-04 | [Rain Eases Drought in Parts of Midwest, But Heat Adds Stress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13076-rain-eases-drought-in-parts-of-midwest-but-heat-adds-stress.md) | -6.0% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2022-12-30 | [La Nina Remained in Control for Crop Year, Became Most Influential 2022 Ag Story](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13312-la-nina-remained-in-control-for-crop-year-became-most-influential-2022-ag-story.md) | -2.1% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-06-13 | [Take advantage of rallies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40989-take-advantage-of-rallies.md) | -1.5% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-06-30 | [Corn prices in Paris are rising and in Chicago are falling under the pressure of weather factors, but in Ukraine they remain stable in anticipation of increased demand from the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18837-corn-prices-in-paris-are-rising-and-in-chicago-are-falling-under-the-pressure.md) | +5.7% | +8.7% |
| CORN | 2023-04-04 | [Rains favored the development of second crop corn, but caused delays in soybeans - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13650-rains-favored-the-development-of-second-crop-corn-but-caused-delays-in-soybeans.md) | -0.9% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- globorural.globo.com: https://globorural.globo.com/biocombustiveis/noticia/2026/11/etanol-subiu-nos-postos-da-maior-parte-do-pais-mas-segue-vantajoso-em-11-estados.ghtml

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