DESPITE LOWER CANE VOLUME, CENTER-SOUTH SUGAR OUTPUT CLIMBS

In the first half of October, Center-South mills processed 34.04 million tons of sugarcane, bringing the 2025-26 harvest total to 524.96 million tons, a 2.78% decrease from the last cycle. The average ATR fell 0.96% to 158.78 kg/t. Sugar output reached 2.48 million tons for the period and 36.02 million cumulatively, a 0.89% increase, even as the share of cane allocated to sugar fell to 48.2%. Total ethanol output was 2.01 billion liters for the fortnight and 25.04 billion cumulatively, an 8.23% drop, though corn-based ethanol production rose 17.23%. Ethanol sales totaled 1.45 billion liters, with a 5% increase for anhydrous and a 6.7% decrease for hydrous.
Source: RPA News (*Translated by Ia Niani)