TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - BIOLOGY - Preferred Composition: The composition further includes a beta -glucosidase, alpha -amylase and a hemicellulase. Preferred Components: The phenol oxidizing enzyme is a laccase. The glucoamylase is derived from a strain of Aspergillus, such Aspergillus niger having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, or Aspergillus oryzae. The beta -glucosidase is present or added during preconditioning step, and is derived from a strain of Aspergillus, such as Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, or Aspergillus oryzae. The alpha -amylase is present or added during preconditioning step, and is derived from a strain of Aspergillus, such as Aspergillus niger or Aspergillus oryzae. The hemicellulase such as a hemicelluloytic enzyme preparation includes hemicellulolytic enzyme preparation H3, and is present or added during preconditioning step. The hemicellulase is a xylanase and/or a beta -xylosidase. The xylanase is derived from Aspergillus, such as Aspergillus fumigatus having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8 or Aspergillus aculeatus having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6. The pretreated cellulosic material is dilute acid pretreated, un-detoxified or auto-hydrolyzed or unwashed. The laccase is loaded in an amount of 1-500 mu g, preferably 5-100 mu g enzyme protein (EP)/g cellulose or 0.005-20 mg EP/g cellulose, preferably 0.1-1 mg EP/g cellulose. The glucoamylase is loaded in an amount of 0.0120 mg EP/g cellulose, preferably 0.1-1 mg EP/g cellulose. The beta -glucosidase is loaded in an amount of 0.01-20 mg EP/g cellulose, such as 0.1-1 mg EP/g cellulose. The alpha -amylase is loaded in an amount of 0.001-20 mg EP/g cellulose, preferably 0.01-1 mg EP/g cellulose. The hemicellulase is loaded in an amount of 0.0120 mg EP/g cellulose, preferably 0.1-1 mg EP/g cellulose. The pretreated cellulosic material is dilute acid pretreated or auto-hydrolyzed before preconditioning step. The cellulolytic enzyme preparation is of fungal origin, such as derived from Trichoderma (e.g. Trichoderma reesei). The hemicellulase is a xylanase (e.g. an Aspergillus aculeatus having a SEQ ID NO: 6, or Aspergillus fumigatus xylanase having a SEQ ID NO: 8), and a xylosidase (e.g. Aspergillus fumigatus beta -xylosidase having a SEQ ID NO: 9). The cellulolytic enzyme preparation is cellulolytic enzyme preparation C3. Preferred Process: The preconditioning step occurs at 5-50% total solids (TS) such as 15-35% TS. The preconditioning incubating occurs at a temperature of 20-70 degrees C, preferably 40-60 degrees C for at least 30 minutes, preferably at least 24 hours. The increased amount of oil is released compared to when no preconditioning is done. The saccharification is carried out in the presence a cellulolytic enzyme preparation including enzyme activities of endoglucanase, cellobiohydrolase, and beta -glucosidase (e.g. Aspergillus fumigatus beta -glucosidase having a SEQ ID NO: 5, or Aspergillus oryzae beta -glucosidase). The saccharification is carried out: in the presence of a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity, such as glycoside hydrolases (GH)61 polypeptide, e.g. a Thermoascus aurantiacus GH61 polypeptide having a SEQ ID NO: 4 or Penicillium emersonii GH61 polypeptide having a SEQ ID NO: 7; and using one or more enzymes including hemicellulase, expansin, esterase, laccase, ligninolytic enzyme, pectinase, peroxidase, protease, and swollenin. The fermentation product is recovered after fermentation in step (b). The saccharification and fermentation steps are carried out as: separate hydrolysis and fermentation; simultaneous saccharification and fermentation; simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation; hybrid hydrolysis and fermentation; separate hydrolysis and co- fermentation; hybrid hydrolysis and co-fermentation; and direct microbial conversion (DMC). The process for producing the fermentation product results in an increased saccharification rate compared to when no preconditioning is done. The process for producing a sugar further comprises recovering sugars from the saccharified material from the step (ii) (where sequences not defined here may be found at ftp://ftp.wipo.int/pub/published_pct_sequences/publication).