date:May 22, 2013
easing due to advances of the crushing. On the other hand, other buyers purchased larger volumes because of needs to acquire the product. Some trades still involved the product from the previous season.
On May 15, the CEPEA/ESALQ Index of crystal sugar (So Paulo state) closed at 44.63 reais or 22.03 dollars (50-kilo bag), moving down 1.74 per cent compared to April 30.