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Sugar Prices Finish Higher as the Brazilian Real Rallies
Yahoo Finance· 2026-01-06 19:23
Group 1: Sugar Price Movements - March NY world sugar 11 closed up +0.03 (+0.20%) and March London ICE white sugar 5 closed up +2.50 (+0.59%) as sugar prices recovered from early losses due to strength in the Brazilian real [1] - Sugar prices fell to 2-week lows last Friday on signs of stronger sugar output in India, with Indian sugar production for 2025-26 jumping 25% y/y to 11.90 MMT [2] - NY sugar matched a 2.5-month high last Monday on expectations of smaller future sugar supplies from Brazil, with a forecasted decline in Brazil's sugar production for 2026/27 by -3.91% to 41.8 MMT [4] Group 2: Indian Sugar Production and Exports - The India Sugar Mill Association raised its 2025/26 sugar production estimate to 31 MMT, up +18.8% y/y, while cutting the estimate for sugar used for ethanol production to 3.4 MMT, potentially boosting sugar exports [2] - India's food ministry announced it would allow mills to export 1.5 MMT of sugar in the 2025/26 season to alleviate a domestic supply glut [3] Group 3: Brazilian Sugar Production Outlook - Conab raised its Brazil 2025/26 sugar production estimate to 45 MMT from 44.5 MMT, indicating a bearish outlook for sugar prices due to record sugar output [5] - Brazil's cumulative 2025-26 Center-South sugar output through November rose by +1.1% y/y to 39.904 MMT, with an increase in the ratio of cane crushed for sugar to 51.12% in 2025/26 from 48.34% in 2024/25 [5]