# Brazil Energy Biofuels

> Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy and EPE project US$25.8 billion in biofuel investment for 2027-2036 under the PDE 2036 plan. Corn ethanol is expected to rise to about 40% of ethanol output, with new SAF and biomethane capacity planned.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T09:12:58.176Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99285-brazil-energy-biofuels
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Distillers Corn Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DCO.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding corn ethanol is a structural demand driver for corn and produces DDGS and corn oil, which supports feed supply, while sugarcane-based growth depends on cane availability.

## Read by commodity

- DCO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-03 | [Expert on Expert: The Future of Advanced Biofuels \| RealClearEnergy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15224-expert-on-expert-the-future-of-advanced-biofuels-realclearenergy.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2017-03-01 | [U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil climb on biofuels news - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7821-u-s-grains-corn-soyoil-climb-on-biofuels-news-grainews.md) | -0.7% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2019-07-05 | [Biofuel quotas get modest bump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57961-biofuel-quotas-get-modest-bump.md) | +1.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2019-03-15 | [Trump Looks to `Thread the Needle' With Farms, Oil on Biofuels - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59977-trump-looks-to-thread-the-needle-with-farms-oil-on-biofuels-energy-news-top.md) | +4.2% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-02-18 | [Biofuels bill advances through Iowa subcommittees](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48509-biofuels-bill-advances-through-iowa-subcommittees.md) | +0.8% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- trade.gov: https://www.trade.gov/market-intelligence/brazil-energy-biofuels

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