
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) on Tuesday closed down -0.13 (-0.87%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) closed down -3.40 (-0.80%).
Sugar prices retreated on Tuesday due to a slump in crude oil prices. WTI crude (CLF26) sank to a 4.75-year low on Tuesday, which undercuts ethanol prices and may prompt the world's sugar mills to divert more cane crushing toward sugar production rather than ethanol, thus boosting sugar supplies.