Brazil is a leading producer of sugarcane ethanol, and it has always been at the forefront in sugarcane breeding research. It is said to be the first to sequence the genome of this crop. Recently, the Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira (CTC) announced the launch of six new sugarcane varieties which yield about 20% more biomass, and with a higher sugar (sucrose) content. Sucrose is the main sugar in sugarcane juice which can be processed into table sugar, or biofuel (ethanol). The new varieties are called, CT10, CT11, CT12, CT14 and CT 15, and have estimated profit increase (per hectare) ranging between 12.5% and 38%. The varieties were developed to suit specific regions in Brazil, which are said to have “varied climatic and soil conditions, as well as different planting and harvesting seasons”..