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Brazil: Sugar perspective of lower production in India sustains prices that close with a strong increase

Sugar
Brazil
Published Mar 6, 2023

Tridge summary

In New York, on ICE Futures, raw sugar, maturing in May/23, was contracted on Friday at 20.92 cents per pound, an appreciation of 61 points, or 3%, in comparison with the price of the Last day. The July/23 screen rose 50 points, trading at 20.25 cts//lb. The other contracts rose between 11 and 36 points.

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According to analysts interviewed by Reuters, "more than two dozen mills in Maharashtra stopped crushing cane until the end of February, almost two months earlier than last year, a senior state government official said". "So far this season, however, Indian mills have produced 25.8 million tonnes of sugar, up 1.8% year-on-year, the Indian Sugar Mills Association reported," the Reuters analysts noted. In London, on ICE Futures Europe, Friday was also high for all lots of white sugar. The May/23 maturity was contracted at US$ 588.40 a ton, an appreciation of US$ 15.60, or 2.7%, compared to Thursday's prices. The August/23 canvas rose $13.20, trading at $575.70 a ton. The other contracts rose between 6.10 and 10.20 ...
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