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Brazil Center-South Sugarcane Region — São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Paraná

Brazil's Center-South sugarcane production zone produces ~90% of Brazilian sugarcane (~600 MT/year at peak); São Paulo state alone produces ~55% of national total; crop is harvested April-November (dry season); susceptible to winter frost (June-July) and seasonal drought cycles (La Niña years). The Center-South simultaneously produces ~48% of world sugar output and 30% of world fuel ethanol.