DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Brazilian energy producer Raizen SA expects 48% of the cane crop in the Centre-South region to be used to produce sugar in the upcoming 2023/24 season, commercial director Bruno Trombelli told the Dubai Sugar Conference on Tuesday.

The forecast was slightly above a median forecast of 46% in a Reuters poll issued earlier this month.

Cane can be used either to produce sugar or biofuel ethanol.

(Reporting by Sarah El Safty and Nadine Awadalla, Writing by Nigel Hunt; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)