Apesar da queda do preço do etanol, gasolina ainda é o combustível mais vantajoso até que haja melhora da safra de cana de açúcar e preço do dólar

Despite The Drop In Ethanol Prices, Gasoline Remains The Most Advantageous Fuel Until Sugarcane Harvest And Dollar Price Improve

Written by Junior Aguiar

Published on 18/02/2022 at 18:16

Updated on 18/02/2022 at 19:59

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The Drop In Ethanol Prices Is Already Being Felt At The Fuel Station Pumps And Therefore Makes The Consumer Question: Is It More Advantageous To Fill Up With Alcohol Or Gasoline?

The price of ethanol has decreased by 6% over the last thirty days. According to the National Agency of Petroleum, the regulatory body for the activities of the oil and alcohol fuel industry, distribution, and resale, the national average for the liter of fuel has dropped from R$ 5.10 to R$ 4.79. And further reductions in these prices are expected with the increase in sugarcane harvests in Brazil. Meanwhile, gasoline prices are related to fluctuations in the dollar.

Ethanol has 70% of the efficiency of gasoline, so what needs to happen is to divide its price by that of gasoline. If the result is greater than 0.7, it means that alcohol is costing more than 70% of the value of gasoline. Therefore, it is not worth it. However, if the result of the division is less than 0.7, then it is more advantageous to consume ethanol.

Considering the average price of ethanol and gasoline, the latter appears to be more advantageous. See in the table below the average prices from five states, already calculated based on the 70% rule.

Sugarcane Harvest Should Recover In 2022 And Thus Help Further Reduce Ethanol Prices

Sugarcane production, the raw material for ethanol fuel, should recover in 2022/2023. The sugarcane harvest begins on the first of April this year.

The projection is from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea), anticipating a positive outlook for more favorable weather and greater productivity in Brazilian sugarcane fields, compared to the 2021/2022 season, which ends on March 31.

Therefore, if the expectations for favorable climatic conditions in early 2022 materialize, there will be an increase in sugar and especially ethanol production, resulting in more supply.

According to the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture at the University of São Paulo, the 22/23 sugarcane harvest is expected to reach values between 530 million and 578 million.

In the last harvest, sugarcane production ranged between 516 million and 520 million tons, as reported by the National Supply Company (CONAB) and the Union of the Sugarcane Industry (ÚNICA).

The Relationship Between Gasoline Prices And The Dollar

As we have seen above, gasoline prices have dropped in some states. However, the price remains at a high level, following several adjustments in recent months. All of this is related to the price of the dollar.

Understanding the relationship between the American currency and gasoline prices here in Brazil is straightforward. Since 2016, Petrobras has adopted the so-called Import Parity Pricing Policy (PPI), which sets the price of a barrel of oil in dollars.

So, when the dollar is high, the price of a barrel of oil also rises. And this is directly felt by the consumer at the pump of fuel stations.

Despite The Drop In Ethanol Prices, Gasoline Remains The Most Advantageous Fuel Until Sugarcane Harvest And Dollar Price Improve

The Drop In Ethanol Prices Is Already Being Felt At The Fuel Station Pumps And Therefore Makes The Consumer Question: Is It More Advantageous To Fill Up With Alcohol Or Gasoline?

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