Mills in Brazil Centre-South region produced 1.12 million tonne of sugar during the second fortnight of April, down 38.1% from 1.81 million tonne produced a year ago. The fall in sugar output can be attributed to delay in milling and low sugar recovery from cane. Mills in the region, which accounts for more than 90% of Brazil total sugar output, crushed 24.09 million tonne of sugarcane during Apr 2017-18 down 33.5% on year. Mills in the region crushed 41.71 million tonne of cane during April, down 39.7% on year. They produced 1.83 million tonne of sugar, down 43.8% on year. Of the total cane crushed, around 41.5% was used for sugar production, while 58.5% was used to make ethanol. Mills in Brazil Centre-South region are likely to produce 35.2 million tonne of sugar this season compared with 35.6 million tonne produced in the 2016-17 (Apr-Mar) season.