# Rain delays sugarcane harvest and ethanol rises 37.6% at São Paulo mills

> Rain in Brazil’s Center-South delayed sugarcane harvesting and slowed crushing, tightening ethanol supply as sales of hydrous ethanol by São Paulo mills rose 30.8% in October from September. Hydrous ethanol prices at mills increased 37.6% from early August to late October, reaching R$2.81 per liter in the week ending October 30 and R$2.88 the following week; estimates suggest 34–60 million tonnes of cane could be left standing for the next crop cycle.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T06:08:46.769Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91038-rain-delays-sugarcane-harvest-and-ethanol-rises-37-6-at-sao-paulo-mills
- Commodities: [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-related harvest and crushing delays constrain near-term ethanol availability while demand is strengthening, supporting ethanol prices. Potentially deferred cane could shift sugar and ethanol supply into the next season; the article does not identify feed-commodity impacts.

## Read by commodity

- ETHANOL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- noticiasagricolas.com.br: https://www.noticiasagricolas.com.br/artigos/artigos-geral/431006-chuvas-atrasam-a-colheita-da-cana-e-etanol-sobe-37-6-nas-usinas-paulistas.html

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