Sugar futures rise as Brazilian real hits a two-week high
NY raw sugar and London white sugar rose as a stronger Brazilian real reduced export incentives, tightening near-term availability. Weather risk is also rising: India's monsoon is running ~20% below normal, and El Niño (with elevated "Super El Niño" odds) threatens drier conditions across Brazil, India, and Thailand. Multiple forecasters have downgraded 2026/27 balance expectations toward deficits amid lower production estimates and higher ethanol diversion in Brazil.
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NY raw sugar and London white sugar futures rose 2.49% and 0.62% on Monday, respectively. Sugar prices drew support from a stronger Brazilian real, which tends to curb export selling by Brazil’s producers. The market has also been underpinned by weather risks, including India’s monsoon rainfall running 20% below normal and warnings tied to an El Niño pattern that could bring drier conditions to Brazil, India and Thailand. Several forecasters have lowered their 2026/27 global sugar balance outlook, including a shift by Czarnikow from a surplus to a deficit.