Sugar Prices Sink as the Dollar Rallies

Written on 05/14/2026
Rich Asplund

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.39 (-2.54%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed down -12.50 (-2.74%). Sugar prices fell sharply on Thursday as a rally in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a 2-week high spurred long liquidation in sugar...Glass jar and bowl with white sugar cubes on table by Liudmila Chernetska via iStock