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White sugar prospects progressed for a third day on rising stock worries, driving the exceptional off the crude sugar to a six-month high.
Raw sugar lost 0.7 percent in New York, while the most active white sugar contract gained 0.2 percent in London trade. The refined sweetener premium over crude sweetener was at its highest level since September, increasing processors’ potential for profit.
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Purchasers are confronting challenges in developing stocks as the yield has been more terrible than anticipated in numerous districts. Several decreases in supply estimates have occurred as a result of low fertilizer application in Thailand, excessive rain in India, drought in parts of Europe, Mexico, and China, and other factors.
According to Thai Sugar Millers Corp., five of the 57 mills in Thailand, the fourth-largest producer in the world, have stopped crushing due to a harvest that was lower than anticipated. Egypt and Algeria recently announced measures to limit sugar exports from their respective nations.
In a report, StoneX analyst Ricardo Nogueira said that crop problems cut off 4 million metric tons of global trade in the first quarter of this year. Given the length of time it would take for a significant Brazilian production run to reach its destination, such quantities would be crucial in easing the current tight global supply.
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Nonetheless, supplies from Brazil may not give a lot of help to the refined sugar market, said Michael McDougall, overseeing chief at Paragon Worldwide Business sectors. The country supplies the most crude sweetener in the world, but it only makes a small amount of refined sweetener.
Cocoa, arabica coffee, and cotton were all down in New York’s soft commodity markets.
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