Background

Brazil's Competitive Advantage

Brazil is the world's largest sugar cane producer. Brazilian annual cane production is approximately 620 million tonnes. While cane volume does vary from season to season, Brazil's cane production is significantly higher than the world's second largest raw sugar exporter, Australia, whose annual cane production is approximately 35 million tonnes.

Brazil is the world's cheapest producer of ethanol and sugar
 
Brazil has the most developed biofuel sector in the world