Sugar increased 0.62 Cents/LB or 5.20% since the beginning of 2019, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Historically, Sugar reached an all time high of 65.20 in November of 1974 and a record low of 1.25 in January of 1967.

Sugar is expected to trade at 12.40 Cents/LB by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 13.00 in 12 months time.


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Energy Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Crude Oil 66.1455 0.47 0.72% 3.27% 12.30% -2.30% Apr/23
Brent 74.3387 0.25 0.34% 3.65% 11.09% 0.65% Apr/23
Natural gas 2.4640 0.06 -2.18% -4.20% -10.56% -11.40% Apr/23
Gasoline 2.1328 0.00 0.02% 4.98% 10.06% 1.81% Apr/23
Heating oil 2.1113 0.01 0.41% 1.40% 6.61% -0.77% Apr/23
Ethanol 1.3284 0.01 -0.45% 0.41% -6.39% -9.51% Apr/23
Naphtha 563.72 5.44 0.98% 1.56% 5.31% -6.75% Apr/22
Propane 0.64 0.01 0.87% -0.67% -4.31% -21.22% Apr/22
Uranium 25.8000 0.10 -0.39% -0.39% 0.19% 22.86% Apr/22

Metals Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Gold 1,269.37 6.73 -0.53% -0.53% -3.97% -4.58% Apr/23
Silver 14.8090 0.18 -1.18% -1.08% -4.67% -11.32% Apr/23
Platinum 890.19 5.31 -0.59% 1.56% 4.12% -3.87% Apr/23
Palladium 1,389.37 3.37 0.24% 2.95% -11.84% 42.57% Apr/23
Manganese 38.00 0.00 0.00% -3.80% -3.80% -7.32% Apr/22
Neodymium 337,500.00 0.00 0.00% -4.26% -10.00% -20.59% Apr/22
Rhodium 2,930.00 0.00 0.00% -2.33% -9.29% 38.86% Apr/22

Agricultural Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Soybeans 867.3476 8.00 -0.91% -2.33% -4.32% -15.15% Apr/23
Wheat 437.0941 0.50 0.11% -1.78% -6.90% -7.49% Apr/23
Cotton 76.13 1.06 -1.37% -2.32% -2.06% -7.45% Apr/23
Rice 10.5100 0.06 0.53% -0.05% -5.87% -20.00% Apr/23
Cheese 1.6420 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 6.55% 4.12% Apr/22
Palm Oil 2,079.00 11.00 -0.53% -1.24% 0.82% -13.19% Apr/23
Milk 15.94 0.02 0.13% -0.06% 5.91% 9.78% Apr/23
Rubber 187.70 1.70 0.91% 0.70% 4.10% 3.76% Apr/23
Orange Juice 106.30 0.25 0.24% -1.07% -17.50% -27.96% Apr/23
Canola 444.30 1.20 0.27% -2.24% -2.72% -17.65% Apr/23
Sugar 12.61 0.07 0.56% 0.80% 1.04% 13.20% Apr/23
Lumber 323.60 12.10 -3.60% -7.01% -10.85% -41.86% Apr/22
Wool 1,943.00 0.00 0.00% 0.36% -1.77% 5.20% Apr/22
Tea 2.54 0.00 0.00% 0.40% 11.89% -17.53% Apr/22
Cocoa 2,283.00 63.00 -2.69% -3.43% 3.02% -19.47% Apr/23
Coffee 91.05 0.05 -0.05% 0.61% -3.40% -23.16% Apr/23
Oat 294.9113 1.50 0.51% 0.05% 7.14% 31.51% Apr/23
Corn 351.7230 3.50 -0.99% -2.03% -7.38% -7.74% Apr/23

Livestock Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Live Cattle 128.7802 0.28 0.21% 1.96% 0.94% 6.34% Apr/23
Beef 10.88 0.03 -0.28% 0.18% 1.78% 13.81% Apr/22
Poultry 4.73 0.06 1.28% 1.50% 3.50% 55.08% Apr/22
Lean Hogs 88.1404 1.03 -1.15% -2.15% 12.07% 30.68% Apr/23
Feeder Cattle 151.1936 0.23 0.15% 3.79% 6.34% 8.69% Apr/23

Industrial Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Copper 2.8845 0.02 -0.74% -1.57% 1.23% -8.09% Apr/23
Bitumen 3,602.00 12.00 -0.33% 2.04% 8.76% 29.48% Apr/23
Steel 4,147.00 3.00 -0.07% -0.53% 12.02% 6.61% Apr/23
Cobalt 35,000 0.00 0.00% 1.45% 16.67% -61.75% Apr/22
Coal 87.13 0.00 0.00% 0.15% -3.43% -6.51% Apr/22
Lead 1,920.50 0.00 0.00% 0.69% -5.10% -16.59% Apr/22
Aluminum 1,853.25 17.00 0.92% 0.11% -0.85% -16.17% Apr/22
Tin 20,350.00 140.00 -0.69% -1.51% -5.08% -3.96% Apr/22
Zinc 2,867.00 52.50 -1.86% -4.59% -2.30% -13.85% Apr/22
Nickel 12,588.00 0.00 0.00% -2.73% -4.06% -9.59% Apr/22
Molybdenum 25,000.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Apr/22
Iron Ore 95.50 2.00 2.14% -0.52% 9.77% 38.41% Apr/22
Iron Ore 62% fe 93.2000 0.29 0.31% -0.43% 8.08% 42.84% Apr/22
Lithium 113.65 0.73 -0.64% -0.59% 3.91% -10.75% Apr/22
Soda Ash 1,973.33 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 1.37% 1.05% Apr/23

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LME Index 3,001.40 0.00 0.00% -0.82% -1.80% -10.45% Apr/22
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CRB Index 195.80 0.48 0.25% 0.18% 1.94% -4.17% Apr/23


Sugar

The biggest producer and exporter of sugar in the world is Brazil (21% of total production and 45% of total exports in 2015/16 fiscal year). A significant amount of sugar is also produced in India, European Union, China, Thailand and the United States. Sugar futures contracts are available for trading in the New York Mercantile Exchange. The size of each contract is 112,000 pounds. Sugar was first thought to have been produced in Polynesia and later India, around 500 BC. It is primarily derived from sugar-cane, but other sugar sources include sugar beets, the date palm, sorghum, and the sugar maple. Sugar No. 11 is an extremely popular global sugar product. It is used in food and candy, rum, and even the fuel additive ethanol. This page provides - Sugar - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Sugar - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
12.61 12.54 65.20 1.25 1912 - 2019 Cents/LB Daily