South Africa
Data
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

2 075 000South Africa · Tonnes
17 / 121World rank
1,1%Share of world
CountryTonnesShare of world
Brazil41 967 50822%
India37 000 00020%
Thailand10 269 2455,5%
China9 960 0005,3%
United States8 316 1734,4%
Pakistan6 757 0003,6%
Russia6 554 0003,5%
Mexico5 586 3723,0%
Germany4 555 3842,4%
Australia4 188 0002,2%

World production since 2000

Largest exporters in 2024

CountryTonnesShare of worldExport value (million US$)
Brazil33 474 88077%15 933
Australia2 800 7596,4%1 464
Thailand1 761 0214,1%911
India899 6752,1%533
Eswatini534 5621,2%476
Guatemala498 4541,2%264
South Africa465 7281,1%272
Mexico400 7420,9%317
El Salvador322 2460,7%180
Russia302 5520,7%195

Other food commodities

WheatMaizeRiceSoybeansSoybean oilPalm oilSunflower oilRapeseed oilCoffee, ArabicaCoffee, RobustaCocoaTeaBananasOrangesBeefChicken

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.