
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25) Tuesday closed up +0.18 (+1.01%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25) closed up +6.90 (+1.38%).
Sugar prices on Tuesday recovered from early losses and pushed higher, with London sugar posting a 1-week high. Short covering emerged in sugar futures Tuesday after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL) rallied to a 2-week high against the dollar. The stronger real discourages export selling from Brazil's sugar producers.