Understanding Sugar, world prices
Raw materials and production
Sugar is produced from sugar cane or sugar beet through extraction and processing. Raw and refined sugar have different specifications and processing stages. Growing conditions and factory performance influence the amount of marketable product.
Applications and consumption
Households, beverage makers, confectionery manufacturers and other food processors consume sugar. In some producing regions, cane can also enter ethanol production. This creates links between crop use, food demand and fuel economics without making sugar and ethanol prices identical.
What affects Sugar, world prices?
Crop yields, weather, processing output, inventories and import or export demand affect sugar prices. Refining costs and market-specific trade rules also matter. Raw-sugar futures, regional averages and refined retail sugar represent different products and transaction conditions.
How to read Sugar, world price today
This page follows Sugar, world in Sugar, world. The price type is Monthly average, with values expressed in USD/kg. Compare quotations only after matching the product specification, unit, market and publication period. Changes in the chart describe the recorded series; they do not measure every transaction in the wider market. A local purchase may include freight, processing, taxes or dealer margins. Differences in quality or delivery conditions can therefore produce a different final cost even when the reference price is unchanged.
This is a monthly series. Its latest value belongs to the displayed publication month; a monthly average, settlement or contract reference is not an intraday price today.
Further reading: FAO — commodity markets and trade ↗
Frequently asked questions about Sugar, world
What is Sugar, world price today?
The latest available value is 0.41 USD/kg, for September 2026. It represents Monthly average. Check the displayed period and market before treating it as a quotation for a purchase today. This is a monthly series. Its latest value belongs to the displayed publication month; a monthly average, settlement or contract reference is not an intraday price today.
What affects Sugar, world prices?
Crop yields, weather, processing output, inventories and import or export demand affect sugar prices. Refining costs and market-specific trade rules also matter. Raw-sugar futures, regional averages and refined retail sugar represent different products and transaction conditions.
What is Sugar, world used for in everyday life and industry?
Households, beverage makers, confectionery manufacturers and other food processors consume sugar. In some producing regions, cane can also enter ethanol production. This creates links between crop use, food demand and fuel economics without making sugar and ethanol prices identical.
Why can local Sugar, world prices differ from this chart?
Local offers may include delivery, processing, taxes and commercial margins. Differences in quality, product form, market and contract timing can also change the price. Compare the same specification and unit before drawing conclusions.
Where can I compare historical Sugar, world prices?
Use the price chart and dated history table on this page, or download the CSV. Choose a period and keep the market, product and units consistent. Missing publication dates are not filled with invented observations.