Average prices for hydrous ethanol rose in 22 states and the Federal District this week, according to a survey by the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) compiled by AE-Taxas. The price dropped in 4 other states. At the stations surveyed by the ANP across the country, the average price of ethanol rose 0.78% in the week compared to the previous week, from R$5.496 to R$5.539 per liter.
In São Paulo, the main producer and consumer state with the most stations evaluated, the average price of hydrous ethanol rose again, reaching R$ 5.348 per liter, up 0.58% over the previous week.
The minimum price recorded in the week for ethanol at a service station was R$ 4,599 a liter, in São Paulo, and the lowest state average price, of R$ 4,957, was registered in Mato Grosso. The maximum price, R$ 7,900 per liter, was verified at a gas station in Acre. The highest state average price, R$ 6,681, was observed in Rio Grande do Sul.
In the monthly comparison, the average price of biofuel in the country rose 11.85%. The state with the highest increase in the period was São Paulo, with 14.13% of monthly appreciation of ethanol, to R$ 5,348. In the weekly calculation, the highest percentage increase in price, 5.93%, was observed in the Federal District, with the liter now costing R$ 6,460.
