Sugar Prices Recover as Crude Oil Strength Spurs Short Covering
Yahoo Finance·2025-09-24 00:30
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25) today is up +0.23 (+1.51%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25) is up +8.40 (+1.86%). Sugar prices recovered from early losses today and moved sharply higher after a +2% rally in crude oil prices (CLX25) sparked short covering in sugar futures. Stronger crude prices benefit ethanol prices and could prompt global sugar mills to divert more cane crushing toward ethanol production rather than sugar, thus curbing sugar supplies. More News from Barchart Sugar pr ...