
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24) on Tuesday closed down -0.52 (-2.35%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24) closed down -8.10 (-1.29%).
Sugar prices Tuesday posted moderate losses as weakness in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL) sparked long liquidation in sugar futures. The real on Tuesday dropped to a 4-1/2 month low against the dollar before recovering late in the session. The weaker real encourages export selling from Brazil's sugar producers.