Thursday, July 26, 2007

Sugar Futures Rise on Speculation Rain, Cold May Cut South America Output

(Bloomberg) -- Sugar rose the most in a week in New
York on speculation that heavy rain in Brazil, the world's
biggest producer, and a cold wave in Argentina may lower output,
easing concern of a global glut.

Rain in Sao Paulo, Brazil's main sugarcane-growing state,
has slowed the harvest and closed several mills, Michael
McDougall, a senior vice president for Fimat USA LLC in New York,
said in a report. Cold weather in Argentina may cut sugar output
by 200,000 metric tons to 2.4 million for the marketing year
starting Oct. 1, McDougall estimates.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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