Brazil has cut its reliance on fossil fuels and become the world's leading producer of ethanol fuel. It powers Brazilian cars, farms and industries, and it all comes from the country's sugar cane ...

A possible move by Coca-Cola and other beverage and food industries, to use cane sugar instead of corn syrup as a sweetener ...

Domestic corn production has been boosted by nearly a century of subsidies in the form of direct payments, crop insurance ...

Brazil has cut its reliance on fossil fuels and become the world's leading producer of ethanol fuel. It powers Brazilian cars, farms and industries, and it all comes from the country's sugar cane ...

Brazil’s flexible-fuel cars, which can run on a mix of ethanol and gasoline, have long been the most popular vehicles on the market, but these “sugar-cane cars” are threatening the adoption ...

Economists highlight the price gap between high-fructose corn syrup and cane sugar, and what it means for consumers if if the ...

Ceres, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company, announced that the company has received approval to initiate field testing of its biotech sugarcane in Brazil, the world's largest producer of ...

Brazil has a massive sugar cane industry that produces raw sugar, ethanol and electricity. The country farms more than 20 million acres, compared with less than 1 million in the U.S.

Wildfires rage in sugar cane fields in Brazil's southeast. By Reuters. August 25, 2024 12:04 AM UTC Updated August 25, 2024 Companies; Raizen SA. Follow. SAO PAULO, Aug 24 (Reuters ...

The woes of Brazil’s sugar-cane industry offer a stark illustration of the problems confronting emerging markets.