UNICA: Ethanol production, sales up in late October
Summary
Mills in the south-central region of Brazil processed 32.52 million metric tons of sugarcane during the second half of October, up 84.98 percent when compared to the same period of last year. Since the beginning of the current harvest season, which began April 1, mills in the region have process 490.22 million metric tons of sugarcane, down 2.87 percent. Mills in the south-central region of Brazil sold 2.52 billion liters of ethanol in October, up 16.16 percent. Domestic sales since the beginning of current harvest season include 9.58 billion liters of hydrous ethanol, down 3.87 percent, and 6.31 billion liters of anhydrous ethanol, up 5.29 percent. A total of 1.51 billion liters of ethanol was destined for export so far this harvest season, up 51.72 percent.