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Sugar Prices Settle Mixed on Signs of a Larger Global Sugar Deficit

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed down -0.05 (-0.24%) on Tuesday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +0.30 (+0.05%). Sugar prices recovered from 1-week lows on Tuesday and settled mixed. Short covering emerged in sugar futures on Tuesday after Green Pool Commodity Specialists...

Barchart · 20h ago

Sugar Prices Recover as Green Pool Boosts Its Sugar Deficit Forecast

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.02 (+0.10%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +1.40 (+0.26%). Sugar prices recovered from 1-week lows today and moved higher as short covering emerged after Green Pool Commodity Specialists raised their 2026/27 global sugar deficit...

Barchart · 22h ago

Sugar Prices Fall as India Halts Sugar Diversion to Ethanol

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed down -0.28 (-1.34%) on Monday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -8.10 (-1.46%). Sugar prices settled lower on Monday after the Indian government ordered state-owned fuel retailers to stop procuring ethanol from sugar as of November 1,...

Barchart · Oct 19

Sugar Prices Climb on Weather Threats to Global Output

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.29 (+1.39%) on Thursday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +6.20 (+1.12%). Sugar prices moved higher on Thursday and are just below recent significant highs. Sugar prices have rallied sharply over the past three weeks, with...

Barchart · Oct 15

Weather Risks Underpin Sugar Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.23 (+1.10%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +4.40 (+0.79%). Sugar prices are climbing today and remain just below recent significant highs. Sugar prices have rallied sharply over the past three weeks, with NY sugar...

Barchart · Oct 15

Sugar Prices Fall on Long Liquidation Pressures

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed down -0.27 (-1.28%) on Wednesday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -7.00 (-1.25%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance on Wednesday and moved sharply lower after a rally in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a...

Barchart · Oct 14

Supply Risks Boost Coffee Prices

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +5.35 (+1.83%) on Wednesday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +24 (+0.69%). Coffee prices moved higher on Wednesday on supply concerns. Last Friday, Colombia’s Coffee Federation reported that 2025/26 Colombia coffee production (Oct-Sep) fell -15% y/y to 12.65 million bags,...

Barchart · Oct 14

Sugar Prices Erase Early Gains on Dollar Strength

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.11 (-0.52%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -3.90 (-0.69%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower after a rally in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a 1.5-year high spurred...

Barchart · Oct 14

Concerns Over Tight Supplies Boost Coffee Prices

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is up +7.00 (+2.39%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is up +34 (+0.98%). Coffee prices are sharply higher today on supply concerns. Last Friday, Colombia’s Coffee Federation reported that 2025/26 Colombia coffee production (Oct-Sep) fell -15% y/y to 12.65 million bags, and...

Barchart · Oct 14

Sugar Prices Boosted by Brazil Rains

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.26 (+1.25%) on Tuesday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +1.20 (+0.21%). Sugar prices settled higher on Tuesday, just below last week’s significant highs. Last Wednesday, NY sugar climbed to a 19-month nearest-futures high and London...

Barchart · Oct 13