March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27) closed down -0.28 (-1.33%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26) closed down -6.20 (-1.10%).
Sugar prices came under pressure on Friday as forecasts for hot, dry weather next week in Brazil’s Center-South region, the country’s largest sugar-producing area, sparked long liquidation in sugar futures. The drier weather should accelerate Brazil’s sugar harvest and resume cane crushing at mills, boosting sugar supplies.