Sugar Price
World Sugar Price — Historical Chart
$13.908/kg
▼ 14.29% YoYJun 2026
All-Time High
$29.737/kg
All-Time Low
$5.111/kg
Data Since
1992
Source: FRED / IMFShaded = NBER recessions
World sugar price in USD per kilogram (IMF ISA series). Brazil is simultaneously the world's largest sugar and ethanol producer — linking sugar prices directly to oil prices when ethanol becomes cost-competitive. The 2023 spike to 12-year highs followed drought in India and a weak Brazilian harvest, exposing how concentrated global sugar supply has become.