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With the prospect of an increase in Brazilian production, sugar prices end Wednesday with a devaluation on New York in the US and London Stock Exchange in UK

Sugar
Brazil
United Kingdom
United States
Published Mar 9, 2023

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Sugar futures contracts ended this Wednesday's session (08) with slight declines on the New York and London Stock Exchanges. The May/23 raw sugar contract ended with a devaluation of 0.14%, trading at 20.88 cents/lbp. The August/23 contract fell by 0.13% and closed at R$20.31, while the October/23 contract ended at 20.06, with a gain of 0.48%. On the London Stock Exchange, the futures price of the May/23 contract for the white type ended the day with a loss of 2.20% and quoted at US$ 586.00 a ton. The August/23 maturity recorded a decrease of 2.00% and was negotiated at US$ 557.90 a ton. Also according to information from Barchart, sugar prices closed on Wednesday moderately lower with the prospect of stronger sugar production in Brazil. “Datagro projects that 2023/24 sugar production in the Center-South of Brazil will rise 13.1% y/y to 38.3 million tons. In addition, weakness in oil prices weighed on sugar after falling more than 1% today,” he said. Also according to information ...
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