UNICA: Sugarcane processing, ethanol production up in late May

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Mills in the region processed 46.19 million metric tons of sugarcane during the second half of May, up 5.78 percent when compared to the same period of last year. Sugarcane processing since the beginning of the current harvest season, which began April 1, reached 125.38 million metric tons, up 16.76 percent when compared to the same period of last year. Mills in the south-central region have produced 5.77 billion liters of ethanol since the start of the harvest season, up 11.12 percent. Mills in the region sold 2.39 billion liters of ethanol in May, up 1.56 percent when compared to the same month of last year. Total sales since the beginning of the current harvest season are at 4.48 billion liters, down 1.89 percent.

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