date:Apr 03, 2019
Brazil, the worlds largest sugar producer and exporter, shipped only 955,000 tonnes of raw sugar to foreign buyers in March, the lowest amount for that month since 2012, according to Brazilian Trade Ministry data released on Monday.
The small March export number is a result of reduced production in the 2018/19 season (April-March), when Brazils center-south output fell by almost 10 million tonnes as mills opted to make more ethanol than sugar due to low global prices for the sweetener.
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