Crystal sugar prices edge up; exchange rate offsets gains abroad
Cepea, October 19, 2026 – Crystal sugar prices registered a modest increase in early October compared to the week before, maintaining a pattern observed since late July, when nominal prices in the spot market reversed their downward trend.
Between October 5 and 9, the CEPEA/ESALQ Index for white crystal sugar (Icumsa color from 130 to 180, São Paulo State) averaged BRL 122.74 per 50-kg bag, only 1