Centre-south Brazil Feb 16-28 sugar output 5,000 tonne, down 73.8% YoY.

Mills in Brazil’s Centre-South region produced 5,000 tn of sugar during the second fortnight of February, down 73.8% from 19,000 tn produced in the year-ago period, the country’s sugarcane industry association. Production of sugar fell sharply as most of the cane crushed by mills during the period was used for production of ethanol, prices of which are more attractive currently