Tidbits, Q&A: Crude Oil Puts, Brazilian Ethanol, Oils & Biofuel, Cotton, Winter Wheat 3/18/26
- Wright team
- 14 minutes ago
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Tidbits
Brazil’s ethanol production is forecast to rise by some 4 billion liters (+11%) in the 2026/27 season from a year earlier, which would set a record level, a statement signed by a number of local industry lobbies said on Monday.
Brazil is expected to produce 36.66 billion liters of ethanol in the 2025/26 season, according to the country’s national crop agency Conab.
Global edible oil markets are behaving unpredictably as energy supply disruptions from the Middle East war lift hopes for biodiesel demand.
Crude oil rally has made the use of vegetable oils for biofuel production more attractive.
Thai Vegetable Oil is the nation’s largest soybean oil producer; it expects higher demand for its cooking products. Palm oil prices have surged and are now approaching soybean oil prices, prompting consumers to switch to soybean oil instead.
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