Sugar Prices Settle Higher on El Niño Weather Risks

Written on 10/09/2026
Rich Asplund

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.10 (+0.50%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +1.40 (+0.26%). Sugar prices settled higher on Friday, supported by concern that the super El Niño weather pattern will disrupt global sugar production. Japan’s Meteorological Agency...El nino concept by AlexMX via Shutterstock