Japan December ethanol imports fall to 58,758 cu m

In Japan, Platts reports that ethanol imports fell to 58,758 cu m in December 2018, more than 16% lower on the year and nearly 8.5% lower than in November 2018. The entire volume imported was undenatured with 45,319 cu originating in Brazil, followed by the US with 12,255 cu m and the rest from Pakistan. Brazil supplied nearly half of Japan’s 2018 imports at 370,419 cu m from a total of 668,672 cu m, followed by the US and Pakistan.