
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25) on Monday closed up +0.21 (+1.33%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25) closed up +6.20 (+1.28%).
Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Monday and posted 1.5-week highs. Strength in the Brazilian real sparked short covering in sugar prices after the real (^USDBRL) on Monday rallied to a 15-month high against the dollar. The stronger real discourages export sales from Brazil's sugar producers.