
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26) on Wednesday closed down -0.37 (-2.67%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26) closed down -4.70 (-1.11%).
Sugar prices gave up an early advance on Wednesday and sold off sharply, with NY sugar sinking to a 5.5-year nearest-futures low. Sugar prices have been under pressure for the past two weeks amid expectations of abundant global supplies.