The amount of sugarcane crushed in the first half of July

The amount of sugarcane crushed in the first half of July in Brazils key Center-South region is expected to be 45.39 million mt, down 5.4% year on year, but slightly higher than the previous two-week periods 45.31 million mt. Despite the extremely dry weather in Center-South Brazil in July, which could have favored a good pace of crushing, some sugarcane mills were reported to have halted operations for maintenance. The cumulative cane crush thus far this season would reach 267.6 million mt, up 8.15% year on year.