Brazil produced 3.87 million tons of sugar in the second half of August

18-Sep-2025 08:27 PM

Sao Paulo. Sugar production in the Latin American country of Brazil is beginning to improve. According to a report by UNICA, the top industry body, sugar production in the country's central southern region,

the country's most important sugarcane-producing region, jumped 18.21 percent to 3.87 million tons in the second half of August this year compared to last year. This clearly indicates that millers are using more sugarcane for sugar production rather than ethanol.

The UNICA report states that a total of 500.60 lakh tonnes of sugarcane was crushed in the Central Southern region between August 16 and 31, 2025, which is 10.68 percent more than the same period last year.

However, the average recovery rate of sugar from sugarcane declined by 3.84 percent during the period under review, falling from 15.58 percent last year to 14.98 percent this time.

According to UNICA, during the second fortnight of August last year, crushing one tonne (1000 kg) of sugarcane produced 155.82 kg of sugar, whereas during the same period this year, only 149.79 kg of sugar could be obtained.

In the current marketing season, the average recovery rate of sugar from sugarcane has declined by 4.16 percent so far, falling to 131.76 kg per tonne.

Total ethanol production reached 2.42 billion liters in the second half of August, including ethanol produced from both sugarcane and corn.

It's worth noting that approximately 90 percent of Brazil's sugar production occurs in the central southern region, with São Paulo being the leading producer.