UNCIA: Ethanol production, sales up in November
Summary
Mills in the region process 16.23 million metric tons of sugarcane during the second half of November, up 318.75 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 521.19 million metric tons of sugarcane, up 2.06 percent when compared to the same period of last year. Since the beginning of the current harvest season, mills in the region have produced 26.57 billion liters of ethanol, up 1.3 percent. Mills in the south-central region of Brazil sold 2.43 billion liters of ethanol in November, up 17.79 percent when compared to the same period of last year. Domestic sales since beginning of the current harvest season include 10.83 billion liters of hydrous ethanol, down 1.71 percent, and 7.27 billion liters of anhydrous ethanol, up 6.15 percent.