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CERES NEWS | Forward to a reduction in the supply of sugarcane, Ceres launches new varieties of sorghum
Company believes that agronomic advances and performance of cultivars, with more and more biomass ethanol, encourage adherence to the culture of plants in the offseason of cane sugar
Campinas (SP) - For Ceres Seeds Brazil reducing the supply of cane sugar in the 2015/16 harvest will occur due to the effects of drought in south-central on productivity of sugarcane in the next cycle. This scenario evaluates the company opens a new opportunity to advance the adoption of sorghum cultivars. The company distributes in the country Blade® product line sweet sorghum and high biomass sorghum for the sector.
Sorghum is used for ethanol production and power generation from bagasse, while the high biomass sorghum intended to combustion, generation of heat and electricity.
"Cultivars Blade® Sacarino may allow plants to anticipate early March his next crop of ethanol. Sorghum is able to supply companies with raw materials to the resumption of the cane sugar cycle and generate bagasse for generating and exporting electricity to the grid. The use of sorghum is a means for companies to partly compensate the loss of productivity of sugarcane ethanol production more and more biomass, "explains André Franco, general manager of Ceres.
Ceres is launching three new cultivars of its brand Blade®, two high-biomass sorghum and sweet sorghum. All are the result of breeding programs conducted in Brazil and envision heels in agronomic performance of the crop.
From now varieties of sorghum, high biomass Blade® BD7605 and BD7607 Blade® enter the company's portfolio. Both add to the hybrid Blade® CB7520, which has shown excellent results in the culture, which began in November 2013 and closed last May 13/14 season.
Based on the indicators compiled by Ceres in 13/14 season, the line of high biomass sorghum hybrids Blade®, showed an average yield of 26-34 tons / ha at 50% moisture, depending on the regional, reaching up to 47 tons per hectare with 50% humidity.
Internal analyzes show that the total production cost of hybrid Blade® High Biomass lie between £ 65 and £ 85 per ton at 50% moisture in the plant delivered (CIF), considering distance of 20km.
The high biomass sorghum, Franco adds, can be used both to generate electricity and heat generation, or even in making cellulosic ethanol. Has been availed with good results also in different productive sectors which use of biomass as an energy source, including food and citrus industries, slaughterhouses and grain processors.
The third release of Ceres with a view to sorghum 14/15 season, which begins next November, is a hybrid of sorghum Blade® BD5404.
This is a new option for companies that were growing the variety BRS 511, licensed by Embrapa exclusively for Ceres, in order to expand production of ethanol from sugarcane in the offseason. Versatile products can also be used as a source of biomass, bagasse once your account compatible with the needs of power plants and industries energy capacity.
In line Blade® Sacarino Sorghum, ethanol production reached planted per hectare to 3900 liters / ha, and mean delivery of 2.9 to 3300 liters / ha, depending on the regional.
André Franco strengthens the productive cycle of high biomass sorghum and sweet sorghum occurs between November and May and emphasizes: "the same equipment used in the harvesting, milling and processing of cane sugar to serve sweet sorghum, without the need for adjustments and were tested industrially. For high biomass sorghum harvest is done with forage, increasing productivity and bringing benefits as the calorific value of sorghum, 1,800 kcal / kg and lower levels of mineral impurities "concludes.
About Ceres
Ceres Seeds is a biotechnology company that develops and markets seeds of agricultural crops. The company combines the advanced breeding and biotechnology to provide cutting-edge solutions ante limiting the supply of raw materials for renewable energy in the sugarcane industry and the industrial area. Also operates in the animal feed sector. Hybrid seeds and Ceres are marketed under the brand BLADE®.
In Brazil, Ceres is focused on expanding the sorghum line and development of biotech traits for cane sugar. Recently, the company was awarded funds from PAISS, BNDES and FINEP program to consolidate the advances in sorghum crop varieties and research of transgenic sugarcane and energy cane. www.ceressementes.com.br
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