Sugar #16 May '25 (SDK25)
Sugar #16 Futures Market News and Commentary
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26) today is up +0.04 (+0.29%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26) is up +3.80 (+0.90%).
Sugar prices are climbing today, with London sugar posting a 2-week high. Â Strength in crude oil prices (CLM26) is supportive of sugar today, with crude up more than +1%, 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.
Brazilian real (^USDBRL) strength is also positive for sugar prices, as the real rallied to a 2-year high against the dollar today, discouraging export sales by Brazil's sugar producers.
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... Read more
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