The volume of ethanol sold by the plants in the Center-South totaled 1.32 billion liters in the first half of May, up 15.89% over the same period in 2018 (1.14 billion liters). In the domestic market, the sale of hydrated ethanol remained heated, totaling 934.72 million liters, the largest volume ever recorded for a first half of May in the historical series. This amount represents an increase of 21.53% over the amount calculated in the same period of 2018 (769.14 million liters). In relation to the anhydrous ethanol trade in the domestic market, there was a 16.35% growth compared to the same fortnight last year: 382.36 million liters sold in 2019, compared to 328.63 million liters in 2018. This result reflects the transfers of the additive to consumption by the North-Northeast region. Since the beginning of the harvest, ethanol sales by the Center-South totaled 3.83 billion liters, of which 64.66 million liters for export and 3.77 billion for the domestic market – especially domestic sales of hydrous ethanol accumulated a 30.85% increase in this period.
Source: Unica