Ethanol Production, Sales Rise in Brazil
November 13, 2013News article: http://www.platts.com/latest-news/agriculture/brasilia/brazil-center-south-ethanol-production-up-11-21811027
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Ethanol production in Brazil was up nearly 11 percent on the year during the last two weeks of October at 1.62 billion liters, compared to 1.48 billion liters during the same period last year, according to the Union of the Industry of Cane Sugar Association (UNICA).
A decision by the government to increase the proportion of anhydrous ethanol mixed in with gasoline from 20 percent to 25 percent, taken in May, has significantly boosted demand for the fuel.
Ethanol sales in the country's center-south mills totalled 2.23 billion liters in October, compared to 2.16 billion sold in October 2012. Of the total volume sold in October 2013, 170.43 million liters were exported. Domestic sales rose 19.23 percent over last year, to 2.06 billion liters.
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