SAO PAULO, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Sugarcane crushing in Brazil's key center-south region in the second half of September is forecast to rise 3.3% to 40.12 million metric tons versus the year-earlier period, a survey of 10 analysts published by S&P Global Commodity Insights showed on Friday. Sugar production in the region is expected to increase by 7.7% to 3.05 million tons, the survey found. The table below includes the S&P Global Commodity Insights survey for the period in 2025/26, the published UNICA figures for 2024/25, and the percentage change: 2025/26** UNICA 2024/25 Change (%) CANE CRUSH 40.12 38.84 +3.3 SUGAR OUTPUT 3.051 2.832 +7.7 ETHANOL OUTPUT* 2.204 2.247 -1.9 TRS (kg/T) 155.17 160.34 -3.2 CANE TO SUGAR (%) 51.45 47.73 *Includes corn ethanol **Estimates for cane and sugar in million metric tons, ethanol in billion liters, total recoverable sugar (TRS) in kilogram per ton. (Reporting by Andre Romani and Roberto Samora; Editing by Mark Porter)
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