Sugar Prices Fall on Crude Oil Price Drop
Sugar prices declined on Friday due to a drop in crude oil prices. WTI crude oil fell by more than -2% following Thursday's surge to a 3.5-month high.
This decrease in crude oil prices had a ripple effect, causing ethanol prices to fall as well. As a result, the world's sugar mills may divert less cane crushing to ethanol production and more to sugar, leading to an increase in sugar supplies.
The decline in sugar prices was also influenced by Monday's projection from the Thai Sugar Millers Corp that 2026/27 Thailand sugar production could fall -17% y/y to 10 MMT. This is significant because Thailand is the world's second-largest sugar exporter.