Sugar and Ethanol Consultancy

DATAGRO is the largest consultancy of ethanol and sugar in the world. Its team consists of 62 collaborators, concentrating forces in the head office located in Alphaville-São Paulo, and in five other units – Sao Paulo/Paulista, New York, Recife, Santos and RibeirãoPreto. The team is constantly recycling knowledge to enable the company to continuously evolve as a center of excellence, providing services to the sugar and biofuel sectors worldwide. Through innovative and differentiated analyzes it provides tools for better understanding of the market, adding value to the commercial and strategic positioning of its customers.

As a consultant on ethanol and sugar, DATAGRO has advised the Brazilian Government and other countries on initiatives related to energy planning (ethanol, gasoline and other biofuels), deregulation of industry, integration and trade disputes. In addition, DATAGRO is continuously working towards the development of initiatives on biofuels in different parts of the world.

DATAGRO’s customer base is spread in 41 countries, and five continents, and is comprised of sugar, ethanol and biodiesel producers, trading companies, banks, fuel distributors, input suppliers, governments, investment and hedge funds, and logistics companies.

Reports

• DATAGRO World Sugar Balance - Jan/13
• Supply & Demand Estimate for Brazil's 2012/13 Crop (10th estimate)
• Supply & Demand Estimate for Brazil's 2013/14 Crop (3rd estimate)
• Trends & Analysis

VIP Reports

• The US and Mexico are discussing a plan to produce ethanol from sugar surplus
• Sugarcane crushing in Central-South continues in the second half of April
• USA: first sugar production forecast for 2013/14
• Provisional measure is published granting assumed credit of PIS/CONFINS on ethanol sale
• India: there are few plants still in operation in 2012/13.
• Sugar exports also registered the best in April in its history. Brazil increases ethanol shipments
• NY hits record delivery of sugar in commodity exchange
• Rains hinder the start of 2013/14 harvest and crushing is below expectation
• Australia: 1st forecast for 2013/14
• Gasoline "A" demand fell in February
• Even with harvest recovery, Thailand records retraction on raw sugar exports
• Alagoas closed 2012/13 harvest with crushing retraction
• Government announces release of PIS/COFINS for the ethanol and sugarcane expansion of credit lines
• Sugar production in Mexico follows in accelerated pace
• India: three quarters of the plants ended operations until half of April

Sugar News

• 'Paradeira' no segmento de equipamentos para as usinas
• Usinas do Centro-Sul têm dívidas de R$ 56 bi
• Varejo não sentiu efeito do pacote de estímulo ao etanol
• Sonegação no etanol ainda supera R$ 1 bi
• Açúcar sobe em NY e Londres; no Brasil commodity recua 0,14%
• Safra argentina mantém números desencontrados
• Sonegação no etanol ainda supera R$ 1 bi
• Etanol será um dos focos da visita de vice dos EUA
• Custo elevado inibe avanço do plástico verde no país
• Pesquisa avaliou mecanização das lavouras de cana
• Preço do etanol recua por avanço da safra e vendas por necessidade de caixa
• Sou uma defensora absoluta do etanol, diz Graça Foster
• Há chance de 'disparidade' no mercado de açúcar e etanol, diz estudo
• Safra de cana mineira tem previsão de 57 milhões de toneladas
• Preço do etanol deve voltar a ser competitivo

Sugar News International

• Ukraine to cut sugar production by 1.5-1.6 times in 2013/2014 agri-year
• Little hope' for a rise in sugar prices ? ISO
• Tongaat Full-Year Profit Misses Estimates on Sugar Prices
• Proposed rule defines corn fiber ethanol, butanol as advanced
• Sugar production to drop 6%-8%
• Dangote To Invest $600M In Sugar Production
• Sudan dreams of becoming global sugar player
• Sugar falls 0.6% on profit-booking
• Meet to discuss open market policy for sugar
• Ethanol's Discount to Gasoline Narrows on Stockpile Withdrawals
• Corn Futures Rise on U.S. Export Demand, Ethanol Data
• Ethanol Industry May Benefit as Farmers Make Up Lost Ground in Corn Fields
• Front & Center: Ethanol critic: End state mandate
• Swiss oil-company Puma Energy to test selling gasoline mixed with ethanol in Puerto Rico
• Kenya: India to Inject Sh10 Billion in Turkwel Sugar Project