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Rich Asplund

Sugar Prices Under Pressure as Brazil Ramps Up Sugar Production

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24) on Friday closed down -0.40 (-1.92%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24) closed up +1.00 (+0.16%).

Sugar prices Friday settled mixed, with NY sugar falling to a 3-1/2 month low.  Increased sugar output in Brazil is undercutting sugar prices after Unica on Friday reported that Brazil's Center-South sugar output in the second half of March was 183,000 MT, up +9% from last year.  Also, Brazilian sugar output so far in the 2023-24 marketing year through March is up +25.7% y/y to 42.425 MMT.  Brazil's sugar mills have ramped up their cane crushing for more sugar and less ethanol.  Mills have crushed 48.87% of total cane for sugar production this year, up from 45.86% last year.

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