
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25) Wednesday closed up +0.22 (+1.14%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25) closed up +11.40 (+2.23%).
Sugar prices Wednesday settled moderately higher, with London sugar posting a 6-week high. Over the past week, strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL) has fueled fund short-covering in sugar futures. On Wednesday, the real rallied to a 2-month high against the dollar, discouraging export sales from Brazil's sugar producers.