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Rich Asplund

Sugar Prices Settle Lower as Brazil Boosts Sugar Production

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25) on Tuesday closed down -0.09 (-0.55%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25) closed down -2.00 (-0.42%).

Sugar prices added to Monday's sharp losses on Tuesday, with NY sugar posting a 1.5-week low and London sugar posting a 1-week low.  The outlook for higher sugar production in Brazil weighed on sugar prices.  Datagro said Monday that dry weather in Brazil has encouraged the country's sugar mills to increase their cane crushing, diverting more of the cane crush toward more profitable sugar production rather than ethanol.  According to Covrig, Brazil's sugar mills are expected to crush 54% of the available cane in the first half of this month, likely adding 3.2 MMT of sugar into the market.  

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