{"id":30680,"date":"2026-01-02T22:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2026\/01\/02\/sugar-prices-slump-as-production-jumps-in-india\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T22:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:29:00","slug":"sugar-prices-slump-as-production-jumps-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2026\/01\/02\/sugar-prices-slump-as-production-jumps-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Sugar Prices Slump as Production Jumps in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"layout__region nsdq-l-grid__item syndicated-article-body\">\n<section class=\"jupiter22-c-article-body\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"body__content\">\n<p>March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) on Friday closed down -0.41 (-2.73%). \u00a0March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) closed down -8.90 (-2.08%).<\/p>\n<p>Sugar prices dropped to 2-week lows on Friday and finished sharply lower. \u00a0Sugar prices retreated after the India Sugar Mill Association (ISMA) reported Thursday that Indian sugar production for 2025-26, from October 1 to December 31, jumped 25% y\/y to 11.90 MMT from 9.54 MMT the same time last year. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-3gI\"  class=\"btf-bodymidpagetwothirdswidth-1\">          <script type=\"text\/javascript\">         googletag.cmd.push(function() {             \/\/ Check if ID matches ID in the window.adsList array before calling googletag.display             function isAdInAdsList(id) {             for (var i = 0; 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