Sugar Prices Soar on Global Production Worries

Written on 08/07/2026
Rich Asplund

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) closed up +0.88 (+5.65%) on Friday, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed up +16.50 (+3.39%). Sugar prices extended this week’s sharp rally on Friday, with NY sugar posting a 10-month nearest-futures high and London sugar posting an 11-month high....Pour sugar from a teaspoon into a sugar bowl by Tamara Chuchkova via iStock