
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25) on Friday closed down -0.11 (-0.67%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25) closed down -0.50 (-0.10%).
Sugar prices gave up an early advance on Friday and settled lower due to higher Brazilian sugar output. On Friday, Unica reported that Brazil's Center-South sugar output in the first half of August rose by +16% y/y to 3,615 MT. Also, the percentage of sugarcane crushed for sugar by Brazil's sugar mills in the first half of August increased to 55.00% from 49.15% the same time last year. However, cumulative 2025-26 Center-South sugar output through mid-August is down -4.7% y/y to 22.886 MMT.