FOCUS-Wheat, trash, and sweet potatoes: Brazilian ethanol is a smorgasbord of raw materials
Published on: June 3, 2026, 3:31 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The cars navigating Brazil's crowded streets currently powered by sugarcane or corn-based ethanol could before long run on a cornucopia of fuels made from grains, tubers and other exotic feedstocks. A new wave of biofuel innovation is sweeping the nation, with developers in unexpected corners of the country's farm sector encroaching on decades of domination by sugarcane producers in ethanol markets, betting on everything from staple crops like wheat or barley to waste products like discarded foodstuffs.
