ARTICLE 2 #SUGAR TECHNOLOGY

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) on Friday closed up +0.07 (+0.431%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25) closed down -1.20 (-0.26%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Friday. Sugar has carryover support from Thursday, when Unica reported that the sugar content in Brazil's Center-South sugarcane crush declined, signaling lower sugar production. The sugar content in crushed cane in the first half of September in Brazil dropped to 154.58 kilogram per ton (kg/ton) versus 160.07 kg/ton a year earlier.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) on Tuesday closed down -0.18 (-1.07%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25) closed down -6.40 (-1.38%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance on Tuesday and turned lower, with NY sugar falling from a 1.75-month nearest-futures high. Sugar prices retreated after Covrig Analytics projected a +4.1 MMT global sugar surplus for the 2025/26 season.