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World sugar futures for July delivery on the Intercontinental Exchange have traded in a 16.43 to 19.72 cents per pound range in 2025. While coffee, cocoa, and frozen concentrated orange juice futures have reached record highs over the past months, world sugar remains well below its 1974 record 66.0 cents…

World sugar futures have been stuck in neutral while three of the other soft commodities have soared to record highs. The all-time high is over three times the current price level, so world sugar futures could offer value below 20 cents per pound.

Post-pandemic retention issues and California’s mandatory pay law means that the infamously underpaying sector is finally paying up, coughing up six figures in some cases.

World sugar futures ran out of upside steam after trading to a twelve-year high in November 2023. The continuous sugar futures contract has made lower highs and lower lows since late 2023, with the latest low in May 2024 at just under the 18 cents per pound level.

World sugar futures rose 2.69% in 2023 and were 9.43% higher in Q1 2024. In early Q2, the world sugar futures declined to below 20 cents per pound, the lowest price since early 2023. Given the price action in the other soft commodities, lower sugar prices could be a sweet…

In November 2023, world sugar futures #11 traded to the highest price since 2011 at over 28 cents per pound. Since the late 2023 high, sugar futures have pulled back but held the 20 cents critical support level. Over the past weeks, price consolidation could set the stage for another…

At nearly 27 cents per pound in late November 2023, nearby world sugar futures prices are consolidating not far below the recent multi-year high. Sugar is a critical agricultural commodity, a food ingredient, and increasingly a fuel component. All signs point to a continuation of higher highs in the world…

Sugar is an agricultural commodity that is an ingredient in many foods. Meanwhile, sugar’s supply and demand fundamentals are increasingly tightening as the sweet commodity is also a biofuel requirement. Many countries worldwide subsidize sugar to ensure production will fulfill the rising needs. World sugar futures could be heading for…

Sugar is a staple and a critical ingredient in many foods. Brazil is the leading worldwide free-market sugar producer. Sugar is the primary biofuel ingredient in Brazil, as Brazil refines sugar into ethanol. Sugar #11 futures prices on ICE have been in a bullish trend since April 2020.