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News releases issued by UNICA:

	08/26/2010 Dry weather reduces crushing projection for 2010/2011 sugarcane harvest in South-Central Brazil The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA), in cooperation with the Center for Sugarcane Technology (CTC) and other sugarcane processor associations from South-Central Brazil, has revised its initial estimates for the 2010/2011 sugarcane harvest. The new forecast projects that crushing will reach 570.19 million tons, 4,31% less than the estimate released by UNICA at the start of the harvest in April of 2010 (595.89 million tons), but 5,21% higher than the 541.96 million tons crushed in the 2009/2010 harvest. UNICA Technical Director Antonio de Padua Rodrigues warns, however, that "t ...

	08/07/2010 June ethanol sales still rising in South-Central Brazil,with total ethanol use once again ahead of gasoline Ethanol sales by mills in South-Central Brazil remained heated in the first two weeks of June, as the trend observed in the second half of May continued. Ethanol sales reached 1.10 billion liters, a 1.14% reduction compared to the second half of May, which had a greater number of days available for consumption.Of the total sold by mills in the South-Central region in that period, 977.05 million liters were destined for the domestic market and 127.71 million liters were exported. Although exports remain at extremely low levels, there was a 23.91% increase during the first half of June, compared ...

	08/03/2010 Dry weather may affect sugarcane availability as 2010/11 harvest in South-Central Brazil winds down Sugarcane crushing in the South-Central region of Brazil reached 39.67 million tons in the first half of July, down 4.95% compared with the previous two-week period. This decrease is due to rainfall during this period, even though at low intensity in some regions. Accumulated crushing from the beginning of the harvest to July 15 totaled 255.19 million tons, up 20.26% over the same period in the 2009/2010 harvest. According to the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association’s (UNICA) Technical Director, Antonio de Padua Rodrigues, “this year’s crushing increase should be carefully assessed as any ...

	08/03/2010 International expertise will help build consensus as EC begins consultation period on Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) Brazilian sugarcane ethanol industry calls for transparencyand solid scientific consensus in discussion on ILUCThe European Commission's consultation on Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC), which begins on 30 july, is right to encourage the participation of international experts, in an effort to reach a strong and transparent scientific consensus on how to assess the impact of ILUC and possibly address it in European legislation. The opinion came from the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) as the consultation period, which concludes at the end of October, got under way."Recent ...

	07/19/2010 Sugar and Ethanol Demand Remains High, Sugarcane Harvest in South-Central Brazil Advances as Expected Săo Paulo, July 19, 2010 – Sugarcane crushing by producing units in South-Central Brazil reached 41.62 million tons in the second half of June, an increase of 4.90% over the previous two-week period, when 39.68 million tons were processed. From the beginning of harvest to the end of June, overall crushing totaled 215.38 million tons. According to the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association’s (UNICA) Technical Director Antonio de Padua Rodrigues, “given the dry weather observed in recent months, crushing and production in the South-Central region has evolved as expected so far.” However, the o ...