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	05/13/2013 April ethanol production and sales up sharply in South-Central Brazil The sugarcane crush in Brazil’s South Central region from the start of the 2013/14 season through April 30 totaled 41.01 million tons, compared to 14.13 million tons processed during the same period last year.Of the total crush so far in 2013/14, 31.54 million tons were processed during the second-half of April, a significant increase from the 9.40 million tons processed during the first half of the month.“This growth in the crush was expected because after April 15 there was practically no stoppage of harvest activities caused by weather conditions,” UNICA Technical Director Antonio de Padua ...

	05/02/2013 South-Central Brazil cane crush projected at 589.60 million tons for 2013/2014 The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA), together with Brazil's Center for Sugarcane Technology (CTC) and producers' associations in the sugar-energy industry, today announced its estimate for the South-Central region's 2013/2014 sugarcane harvest. The projection is for a crush of 589.60 million tons, which would represent an increase of 10.67% over the 2012/13 crush of 532.76 million tons.The data compiled by UNICA, which includes satellite images of the South-Central region provided by the National Institute of Space Studies (CANASAT – INPE), indicates a 6.50% expans ...

	01/14/2013 With sugarcane harvest nearly over in South-Central Brazil, crush totals 531.35 million tons With only residual crushing remaining in the current harvest, the amount of sugarcane processed by mills in Brazil's South-Central region has reached 531.35 million tons from the start of the 2012/2013 season through Dec. 31, 2012. Considering that the current season has practically wrapped up, it's possible to compare figures through Dec. 31, 2012, with the final figures for the 2011/2012 season. The comparison shows a year-over-year crush increase of 7.74%, considering that the 2011/2012 sugarcane crush totaled 493.16 million tons. In December of 2012, the crush totaled 20.75 milli ...

	12/21/2012 South-Central Brazil sugarcane crush will surpass estimates, but revenue remains lower than in 2011/12 harvest The 2012/13 sugarcane crush in Brazil’s South-Central region is expected to surpass the 518.50 million tons that UNICA estimated in September. The final crush figure anticipated by UNICA through the end of the season (in March 2013) is 532 million tons, 2.60% higher than the September estimate and 4.52% above the 509 million tons that had been estimated in April. “In September we had already verified that the amount of cane available for crushing was above the estimated 518.50 million tons, but we did not imagine that the weather in November would be so dry, allowing the harvest to advance si ...

	11/30/2012 Pursuit of ideal conditions to resume Industry growth will be top priority for new UNICA CEO The definition of success for Brazil’s sugar-energy industry in coming years is directly connected to identifying the right conditions to bring back investments and expand production. The statement came from the new CEO at the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA), Elizabeth Farina, as she began her first day at the helm of the top organization representing Brazilian ethanol, sugar and bioelectricity producers. “Resuming growth is the main objective for this industry as well as the government and society as a whole, because it matches the country’s key objective of increasing the p ...