São Paulo – From the beginning of the crop, in April, to December 31st, 2012, 531.35 million tonnes of sugarcane were processed in the Brazilian Mid-South. The output was 7.74% higher than in 2011. The figures were released this Thursday (10th) by the Sugarcane Industry Union (Unica).
“The combined milling volume thus far is practically the final number for the Mid-South crop, for slightly over ten processing facilities continued operating after January 1st, 2013, with a marginal output compared with the total output from the region,” said the Unica technical director Antonio de Pádua Rodrigues.
Ethanol production since the beginning of the crop amounted to 21.28 billion litres, up 3.58% from the preceding crop. Of those, 8.84 billion litres consisted of anhydrous ethanol (up 18.44% from the preceding crop) and 12.44 billion litres consisted of hydrated ethanol (down 4.9%), used in bi-fuel cars.
Regarding sugar output, 34.07 million tonnes were produced from the start of the crop throughout December 31st, 2012, up 8.84% from the preceding crop.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
