Sugar Cane

RIO DE JANEIRO

Brazilian Ethanol in the Slow Lane to Global Market

By Mario Osava
Following a promising start, Brazil's dream of positioning ethanol in the global market on an equal standing with petroleum-based fuels is hindered by new and old challenges.

Cuban Sugar Sector Aims for Recovery in 2013

By Patricia Grogg
The Cuban sugar industry seems to be experiencing a rebirth thanks to an economic modernisation programme that has allowed for an injection of foreign capital as part of a strategy to strengthen and diversify this key sector.

Bolivian Sugar Industry Recovers and Seeks Markets

By Franz Chávez
Bolivia’s sugar mills are once again operating at full capacity, with producers flooding the domestic market and desperate to obtain permits to export a surplus of 138,000 tons to Chile, Colombia, Peru and the United States.