Mills in Brazil Centre-South region produced 3.10 million tonne of sugar during the first fortnight of July, up 9.1% from 2.84 million tonne in the year-ago period. Of the total cane crushed, around 48% was used for sugar production, while the remaining was used to make ethanol. Mills in the region are likely to produce 35.2 million tonne of sugar this season, compared with 35.6 million tonne in 2016-17 (Apr-Mar).