Sugar futures jump as WTI crude climbs more than 4%, boosting ethanol economics
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NY and London sugar futures jumped as a >4% rally in WTI improved ethanol economics, encouraging Brazilian mills to divert cane away from sugar (sugar mix ~41.4%, down ~8.7ppt y/y), tightening supply expectations. Weather risk remains supportive: India's monsoon is still 24% below normal and a strong El Niño could pressure output in Brazil/India/Thailand. Czarnikow now expects a 2026/27 global sugar deficit.
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Raw sugar futures in New York and London surged on Friday, with NY sugar up 2.70% and London sugar up 3.37%. The moves followed a more than 4% jump in WTI crude, which improves ethanol economics and has pushed Brazil’s mills to cut the share of cane used for sugar to 41.42% (down 8.67 pct y/y) as production shifts toward ethanol. India’s monsoon rainfall remained 24% below normal and an El Niño could hit key producing regions in India, Thailand and Brazil, prompting Czarnikow to flip its 2026/27 global sugar balance view from surplus to deficit.
