Sugar futures slip as WTI crude drops more than 5%, pressuring ethanol demand
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Sugar futures fell to one-week lows as a sharp WTI selloff pressured ethanol economics, incentivizing mills to divert more cane toward sugar rather than fuel, lifting near-term supply expectations. Losses were partially tempered by StoneX raising its projected 2026/27 global deficit, while improved Indian monsoon progress supports higher output expectations despite seasonal rainfall still tracking below normal and El Niño risks lingering for key producing regions.
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International raw sugar prices edged lower, with New York world sugar #11 (SBV26) down 0.21% and London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) down 0.46%. The decline followed a more than 5% drop in WTI crude oil, after a 7% plunge the previous session, which weighed on ethanol prices. Lower ethanol returns can lead mills to channel more cane into sugar production rather than fuel ethanol, lifting expectations for sugar supplies. India’s monsoon rainfall improved to 16% below normal, but the season-wide forecast was lowered to 90% of the long-term average, adding uncertainty to output prospects.
