Higher Global Sugar Production Undercuts Prices
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-29 01:26

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) today is down -0.15 (-1.01%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) is down -3.70 (-0.90%). Sugar prices are moving lower today, with London sugar falling to a 2.5-month low.  Higher global sugar production has been pressuring prices.  Last Wednesday, Unica reported that Brazil's cumulative 2025-26 Center-South sugar output through December rose by +0.9% y/y to 40.222 MMT.  Also, the ratio of cane crushed for sugar rose to 50.82% in 2025/36 from 48.16% in 2024/25. ...