Category
Agricultural
Exchange
ICE Futures US
Contract Size
112,000 pounds of raw cane sugar
Symbol
SB
ICE Sugar No. 11 futures are the world benchmark for raw cane sugar pricing. Sugar prices are influenced by Brazilian production (the largest producer/exporter), ethanol blend mandates (which divert cane from sugar to ethanol), monsoon seasons in India, and trade policies.
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Mon–Fri 03:30–13:00 ET.
Exchange maintenance margin ~$1,000–$1,500.
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