UNICA: Ethanol production, sales up in early May
Summary
According to UNICA, mills in the south-central region of Brazil processed 43.98 million metric tons of sugarcane during the first half of May, up 28.25 percent when compared to the same period of 2022. Total sugarcane processing since the beginning of the current harvest season, which began April 1, reached 78.97 million metric tons, up 24.18 percent when compared to the same period of last year. Total ethanol production since the start of the current harvest season reached 3.67 billion liters, up 16.52 percent, including 2.21 billion liters of hydrous ethanol, down 4.84 percent, and 1.47 billion liters of anhydrous ethanol, up 75.91 percent. Corn ethanol accounted for 691.98 million liters of production, up 57.41 percent. Mills in the south-central region sold 1.12 billion liters of ethanol during the first half of May, up 7.25 percent when compared to the same period of last year.