UNICA: Ethanol production begins to ramp up in late April
Summary
Mills in the south-central region of Brazil processed 23.82 million tons of sugarcane during the second half of April, down 19.72 percent when compared to the same period of last year. As of the end of April, UNICA reports that 180 mills in the south-central region were operational, down from 207 units that were processing sugarcane at the same time last year. Mills in the region produced 1.49 billion liters (363.62 million gallons) of ethanol in April, down 26.85 percent when compared to the same period of last year. Mills in the south-central region sold 1.16 billion liters of ethanol during the second half of April, down 85 percent when compared to the same period of last year. Domestic sales of hydrous ethanol reached 1.37 billion liters in April, down 5.52 percent when compared to the same month of last year.