Ethanol production in Apr/Jun 2013 was 403.6 mln litres, farm office FranceAgriMer reported, down from 421.0 mln one year ago and 449.1 mln in the preceding quarter. The H1 2013 total fell y/y (852.7 mln litres vs. 888.0 mln). Total ethanol production in calendar year 2012 was 1.855 bln litres, up from 1.833 bln in 2011. The sector was suffering from high grain prices after the poor 2012 harvests. In addition, export demand was weak. Up to July, a mere 509.2 mln litres was exported, including the ethanol portion in ETBE, the lowest for the Jan/Jul period for five years.
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