
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24) Wednesday closed up +0.04% (+0.18%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24) closed -1.10 (-0.18%).
Sugar prices saw downward pressure after the Indian Sugar and Bioenergy Manufacturers Association Wednesday raised its forecast for India's sugarcane production in the 2023-24 marketing year (that began on Oct 1) by +2.9% to 34 MMT from January's forecast of 33.05 MMT. Higher sugarcane production likely means higher refined sugar production, depending on how much of that sugarcane is converted into ethanol.