Sugar #16 Jan '24 (SDF24)
Sugar #16 Futures Market News and Commentary
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26) on Wednesday closed up +0.14 (+1.04%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26) closed up +1.70 (+0.40%).
Sugar prices settled higher on Wednesday, with London sugar posting a 1.5-week high. Â Short covering emerged in sugar futures on Wednesday as crude oil prices (CLM26) jumped more than +3%, which boosts ethanol prices and could prompt the world's sugar mills to divert more cane crushing toward ethanol production rather than sugar, thus curbing sugar supplies.
The outlook for smaller Brazilian sugar output is supportive for prices. Â The USDA on Tuesday forecast Brazil's 2026/27 sugar production at 42.5 MMT, down -3% y/y, citing millers crushing more cane for ethanol than for sugar.
Signs of a smaller global sugar surplus are also supportive for prices. Â Covrig Analytics on Tuesday cut its 2026/27 global sugar surplus estimate to 800,000 MT from 1.4 MMT previously. Â On Monday, sugar trader Czarnikow cut its 2026/27 global sugar su... Read more
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Barchart · Wed Apr 22, 1:28PM CDT
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.14 (+1.04%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed up +1.70 (+0.40%). Sugar prices...
Barchart · Wed Apr 22, 1:27PM CDT
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Barchart · Wed Apr 22, 1:25PM CDT
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Barchart · Wed Apr 22, 12:18PM CDT
Cotton futures are under pressure on Wednesday, with contracts falling back 170 to 230 points across the front months. The US dollar index was 0.179 higher...
Barchart · Wed Apr 22, 11:25AM CDT
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is up +0.07 (+0.52%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is up +1.20 (+0.28%). Sugar prices are moving higher...
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Barchart · Wed Apr 22, 3:35PM CDT
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