
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24) on Wednesday closed up +0.19 (+0.97%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24) closed up +4.10 (+0.74%).
Sugar prices recovered from early losses on Wednesday and settled moderately higher. Short covering emerged in sugar futures Wednesday after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL) climbed to a 3-1/2 week high against the dollar. The stronger real discourages export selling from Brazil's sugar producers.