ETHANOL SALES UP 15.53% IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF MARCH

The total volume of ethanol sold by the Central-South mills in the domestic and foreign markets in the first weeks of March totaled 1.226 billion liters, compared to 1.061 billion liters in the same period of 2018, up 15.53%. The total accumulated volume of fuel sold to distributors and exported reached 29.659 billion liters in the 11 months and a half of the 2018/2019 harvest, started on April 1st of last year, up 17.35% against 25,274 billion liters of the same period 2017/2018.
The total volume of ethanol traded by the mills with distributors in the domestic market in the Center-South reached 1.188 billion liters in the first half of March and accumulated 28.141 billion liters in the 2018/2019 harvest. The volumes represent increases of 14.53% in relation to the total of 1.037 billion liters sold in the first half of March 2018 and 18.15% of the accumulated volume sold up to the same period of the 2017/2018 harvest in the domestic market, 23.819 billion liters, according to the Sugar Cane Industry Union (Unica).

Source: Dinheiro Rural