Sugar is a commodity; the largest producer in the
world is Brazil
Sugar
production
Sugar is produced as sugar cane or sugar beet; sugar
cane is produced in countries where the weather is hot and the sugar beet is
produced in countries where the weather is colder.
Sugar and Price
The percentage of sugar from the sugar cane and beet
is depending on the weather which makes the weather a factor in the price
development.
The price tent to rise from July/August to the sugar
beet harvested; harvested is from late September to November). The reason is
the supply on the market is short
In the last couple of years has the price decreased; it
is appropriately half of what is was in 2011.
Sugar and CFD
trading
Sugar is a commodity on the trading platforms; at one
of the platforms is sugar the 9 January 2014 bought at 15,52 and sold at 15;48; the difference
between buy and sell is small; only 4 pips.
