The FAO Sugar Price Index jumped 5.6% to 95 points in July 2026, mainly driven by concerns about the potential impacts of persistent hot and dry weather on crop yields in the EU and of El Niño-related weather conditions on production prospects in key producing countries in Asia. Expectations of stronger demand for ethanol in Brazil following a temporary increase in the mandatory ethanol blend in gasoline also provided support to prices, as a higher ethanol blending requirement could divert a larger share of sugarcane towards ethanol production and reduce sugar availability. However, improving harvesting conditions in Brazil's key Center-South growing regions limited the overall increase in international sugar prices. source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Sugar Price Index in World averaged 85.01 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 August of 2026.