Sugar Prices Retreat as India’s Monsoon Rains Improve

Written on 07/16/2026
Rich Asplund

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.41 (-2.76%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed down -6.20 (-1.35%). Sugar prices extended this week’s sharp losses on Thursday and fell to 2.5-week lows. An improvement in India’s monsoon rains is weighing on sugar...Glass jar and bowl with white sugar cubes on table by Liudmila Chernetska via iStock