New ethanol production figures down: Brazil sugar cane association

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Rio de Janiero (Platts)--3May2012/540 pm EDT/2140 GMT


Ethanol production in Brazil's center-south region for the 2012/2013 harvest as of April 15 reached 180.55 million liters, down by 29.61% from the same period in the 2011/2012 harvest, sugar cane industry association UNICA said Thursday.

UNICA said 161.87 million liters of hydrous ethanol and 18.68 million liters of anhydrous ethanol were produced as of April 15. The 2012/2013 harvest began in April, a spokeswoman for the trade group said.

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