World Bank · Pink Sheet

Sugar

raw sugar, International Sugar Agreement price

0.41 US$/kgPrice · September 2026
+7.9%1 month
+17.1%12 months
-4.7%5 years

Monthly price since 2000

US$/kg

Annual average price

US$/kg
YearPrice
20250.37
20240.45
20230.52
20220.41
20210.39
20200.28
20190.28
20180.28
20170.35
20160.40
20150.30
20140.37
20130.39
20120.48
20110.57
20100.47
20090.40
20080.28
20070.22
20060.33

The last 24 months

US$/kg
MonthPrice
September 20260.41
August 20260.38
July 20260.34
June 20260.32
May 20260.34
April 20260.32
March 20260.33
February 20260.31
January 20260.32
December 20250.32
November 20250.32
October 20250.34
September 20250.35
August 20250.37
July 20250.37
June 20250.37
May 20250.39
April 20250.40
March 20250.42
February 20250.42
January 20250.40
December 20240.44
November 20240.45
October 20240.46

Who produces it: world production in 2023

Countries with recorded production: 121

3,70,00,000India · Tonnes
2 / 121World rank
20%Share of world
CountryTonnesShare of world
Brazil4,19,67,50822%
India3,70,00,00020%
Thailand1,02,69,2455.5%
China99,60,0005.3%
United States83,16,1734.4%
Pakistan67,57,0003.6%
Russia65,54,0003.5%
Mexico55,86,3723.0%
Germany45,55,3842.4%
Australia41,88,0002.2%

World production since 2000

Largest exporters in 2024

CountryTonnesShare of worldExport value (million US$)
Brazil3,34,74,88077%15,933
Australia28,00,7596.4%1,464
Thailand17,61,0214.1%911
India8,99,6752.1%533
Eswatini5,34,5621.2%476
Guatemala4,98,4541.2%264
South Africa4,65,7281.1%272
Mexico4,00,7420.9%317
El Salvador3,22,2460.7%180
Russia3,02,5520.7%195

Other food commodities

These are prices on international markets, in US dollars, not shop prices: changes take months to reach the shelves, and exchange rates, transport and local costs count just as much.

Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), update of 2 October 2026, CC BY 4.0 · Shelfpedia calculations: changes over one month, twelve months and five years.

Source: FAOSTAT, Crops and livestock products — production (update of 23 December 2025) and trade (update of 23 July 2026), compiled by FAO, CC BY 4.0 · Shelfpedia calculations: shares and ranks.