The FAO Sugar Price Index jumped 7.5% to 95.1 points in May 2026, reaching the highest level since September 2025, mainly driven by concerns over an anticipated tightening of global sugar supplies in the coming months. In Brazil’s key southern growing regions, data showing a lower share of sugarcane allocated to sugar production raised expectations of greater diversion to ethanol, supporting world sugar prices. However, strong sugarcane crushing in the second half of April boosted sugar output and limited the upward pressure. Additional support to prices resulted from concerns that El Niño conditions could adversely affect sugar production in India and Thailand in 2026/27, potentially reducing global export availability. source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Sugar Price Index in World averaged 84.98 Index Points from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 183.20 Index Points in January of 2011 and a record low of 31.80 Index Points in March of 2000. This page includes a chart with historical data for World Sugar Price Index. World Sugar Price Index - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on June of 2026.