Concerns Over Lower Brazil Sugarcane Yields Boosts Sugar Prices
Yahoo Finance·2025-10-02 18:23
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) on Thursday closed up +0.27 (+1.67%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25) closed up +5.90 (+1.30%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Thursday due to concerns over lower sugarcane yields in Brazil. Unica reported Thursday that Brazil's Center South sugarcane crush in the first half of September was up +6.9% y/y to 46 MMT. However, the sugar content in the cane declined, signaling lower sugar production as the sugar content in crushed cane dropped to 154.5 ...