Slumping Crude Oil Undercuts Ethanol and Sugar Prices

Written on 05/20/2026
Rich Asplund

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) today is down -0.25 (-1.67%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is up +0.10 (+0.02%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance today and are trading mixed. Sugar prices came under pressure after crude oil prices (CLN26 ) plunged by...Harvested sugar cane by Momolebo2020 via Pixabay