The lineup of vessels waiting to load sugar in Brazilian ports rose to 42 ships waiting, from 37 last week, shipping agent Williams said on Thursday. In a weekly report, Williams said 33 vessels were lined up in the southern port of Santos, compared with 26 last week. There were four vessels at Paranagua, down from eight reported a week ago.
The center-south, which accounts for 85 percent of national sugar cane output, is harvesting a record crop. Santos port accounted for 84 percent of the sugar tonnage being loaded in Brazilian ports.