March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27) closed up +0.29 (+1.39%) on Thursday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26) closed up +6.20 (+1.12%).
Sugar prices moved higher on Thursday and are just below recent significant highs. Sugar prices have rallied sharply over the past three weeks, with NY sugar posting a 19-month nearest-futures high on Wednesday and London sugar a 22-month high last Wednesday as ongoing rains in Brazil’s Center-South sugar-growing region slowed harvesting and disrupted cane crushing at Brazil’s sugar mills, curbing supplies.