
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24) on Thursday closed down -1.43 (-5.96%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24) closed down -19.90 (-3.13%).
Sugar prices slumped on Thursday as weakness in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL) sparked long liquidation in sugar futures. The real on Thursday dropped to a 3-week low against the dollar, encouraging export selling by Brazil's sugar producers.