The dollar weakened broadly amid concerns that U.S. monetary policy may stay loose for a while. The buck reacted to White House... »
World raw sugar futures rose Friday in a correction after a steep drop from 29-year highs as traders re-examine supply outlooks for the incoming Brazil crop. May sugar settled 40 points higher, or 2%, at 19.67 cents a pound. It was the first positive close »
ICE world raw sugar futures settled higher in consolidative trade. May sugar settled 40 points higher, or 2%, at 19.67 cents a pound. Sugar built on recent gains and may have reached a bottom in its slide back from 29-year highs, analysts say. »
ICE world raw sugar futures are trading near intraday highs as the market corrects from its recent collapse. May sugar is up 33 points at 19.60, after touching a high of 19.99. Expectations for strong consumer demand are lifting commodities »
ICE world raw sugar futures are pushing higher as commodities benefit from the falling dollar. May sugar is up 54 points at 19.81 cents a pound, and the July contract is 46 points higher at 18.96. Sugar is consolidating recent sharp losses from liquidation that followed 29-year highs. »
Daily global spot sugar composite prices as provided by Kingsman SA Lausanne. »
India has given its millers one more week to sell their unsold open-market sugar quota, giving them the opportunity to fetch higher prices than they would by selling the stock to the government. »
A threatened court injunction on genetically modified sugar beets could result in billions of dollars in losses for farmers and food manufacturers as well as drive up grocery prices, according to testimony from a U.S. Department of Agriculture official. »
Liquidation weighted world raw sugar prices Thursday as the market seeks end-user buying to cushion its fall from 29-year highs. Sugar for May delivery on ICE Futures U.S. settled 42 points lower, or 2%, at 19.27 cents a pound. »
Brazilian sugar and ethanol company Cosan Industria e Comercio SA (CSAN3.BR) sees rising sugar production this crop season on attractive sweetener prices, a large crush and rising yields. Cosan, the world's largest sugar and ethanol »
The lineup of vessels expected to load sugar at Brazilian ports in the days and weeks ahead dipped by three to 21 ships in the week ended Wednesday, March 10, according to the Williams Brazil shipping agency. »
ICE word raw sugar futures are weaker as traders sell contracts amid eased supply concerns. May sugar is down 33 points at 19.36 cents a pound. Analysts say the prospects of Brazil's upcoming harvest and better production there and in India »
Daily global spot sugar composite prices as provided by Kingsman SA Lausanne. »
India's sugar mills are starting to renegotiate import deals they entered into before prices unexpectedly dipped in the last three weeks, traders said Thursday, possibly translating to cheaper sugar in the country's local markets. »
Russia produced from Jan. 1 to March 9 173,500 metric tons of refined sugar from imported raws, 45% less than in the corresponding period last year, when 313,500 tons was produced, the national association of sugar producers Soyuzrossakhar said Thursday. »
Thailand's sugar production in this crop year until March 9 fell 1.2% from a year ago as lower yields offset a slight rebound in cane output, according to data provided by the Office of Cane and Sugar Board Thursday. »
China's refined sugar production in February fell 20% from a year earlier to 2.455 million metric tons, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. In January and February, refined sugar output fell 12% to 5.347 million tons. »
Brazil's sugar trade is light this week as buyers hold out for prices to tumble further. Sugar for May delivery on ICE Futures U.S. settled down 63 points at 19.69 cents a pound on Wednesday. »
World raw sugar prices skidded to fresh seven-month lows Wednesday as traders bailed out of positions in front of an influx of supply and a dearth of willing buyers. The losses added to sugar's 32% drop since hitting 29-year highs on Feb. 1. The market surged on »
Physical trading was modest this week in the cash sugar markets of Colombia, Mexico and Central America, but Guatemalan exports increased amid a growing shortfall in Mexico, traders said Wednesday. »
Brazil's main center-south 2009-10 sugarcane crush reached 535.2 million metric tons as of March 1, the Sugarcane Industries Association, or Unica, said Wednesday. The crush volume was 6.35% higher than for the same »
