Sugarcane/Unica: Crushing in the fortnight totals 19.08 million tons against 5.54 million tons last year in Brazil

São Paulo, 12/26/2023 - Sugarcane crushing by plants in the Center-South of Brazil reached 19.08 million tons in the first half of December of the 2023/24 harvest, an increase of 244.29% in compared to the same period last year (5.54 million tons), reports the Sugarcane and Bioenergy Industry Union (Unica), in a fortnightly survey, released today. In the first half of December, 184 production units operated in the Center-South region, 167 units processing sugarcane, 8 companies that manufacture ethanol from corn and 9 flex plants. In the same period of the 2022/23 harvest, 85 production units operated. This fortnight, 79 units close their milling, while in total there are already 162 units. In the previous cycle, until December 15, 214 plants had finished their processing period. For the next fortnight, another 83 production units are expected to close the harvest. Sugar production in the first half of December totaled 924.66 thousand tons. This quantity, when compared to that ...