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Sugar Prices Climb on Strength in Gasoline and Smaller Brazil Sugar Output

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May NY world sugar #11 rose 0.28 to close at 14.14 cents/lb, up 2.02%, while Aug London ICE white sugar #5 gained 5.80 to 432.20/ton, up 1.36%. NY sugar hit a 2.5-week high as strength in gasoline prices supported the market, suggesting firmer ethanol-related demand dynamics. The move is supportive for sugar prices but appears to be a modest commodity-price reaction rather than a broad market catalyst.

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May NY world sugar #11 rose 0.28 to close at 14.14 cents/lb, up 2.02%, while Aug London ICE white sugar #5 gained 5.80 to 432.20/ton, up 1.36%. NY sugar hit a 2.5-week high as strength in gasoline prices supported the market, suggesting firmer ethanol-related demand dynamics. The move is supportive for sugar prices but appears to be a modest commodity-price reaction rather than a broad market catalyst.

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