October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) is up +0.27 (+1.56%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is down -8.90 (-1.72%).
Sugar prices are mixed today, with London sugar falling to a 1.5-week low. NY sugar is climbing today on signs of lower sugar production in France, Europe’s largest producer, after the French association of sugar beet and sugar producers said French sugar output this year is seen slumping more than -20% below the five-year average because of prolonged drought and heat.