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Prices of sugar retrench :

Prices of sugar in the external market reversed a series of high and retreated yesterday in New York. London and São Paulo also closed Wednesday in the fall. In Chicago, the indicator Cepea / Esalq for a 50 kg bag closed at R $ 44.24, low of 1.01% on the previous day. Accumulated in the month there devaluation of 3.36%. The futures contracts in New York for the month of July closed to 15.40 cents per pound-weight drop of 32 points. The paper retracted for 22 points in October, to 16.15 cents per pound-weight. In London contracts for October closed at U.S. $ 441 a tonne, up U.S. $ 442.90 the previous day.

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LIffe - sugar index / futures

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Please to notice future contracts for icumsa 45:

LIFFE (US$/t)
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Ago/09 - us$ 444,40
Out/09 - us$ 445,00
Dez/09 - us$ 441,00

*All above rates on fob basis.

source: Udop / Bm&F

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Sugar demand increased

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The sugar futures contracts reached yesterday the highest price since July 2006 by the speculation that investors are betting on the commodity due to forecasts of higher demand. The action of hedge funds also influenced the market. According to the International Sugar Organization, the global demand may exceed production by 7.8 million tonnes in the fiscal year that will end on September 30. "You have done something to undermine the very strong market," Bloomberg told Nicholas Snowdon, of Barclays Capital. In New York, the roles for October rose 31 points, to 16.13 cents per pound-weight. In the domestic market, the sack of 50 pounds left for U.S. $ 45, a decrease of 0.42%, according to the index Cepea / Esalq.

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Crystal Sugar Price Index

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Crystal Sugar Price Index
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Date Cash Price US$ Daily % Monthly %
05/11/09 21.86 0.05 % 3.85 %

*us$ / 50kg sack at the mill including taxes.

Source: CEPEA

The Cepea/Esalq Index for Crystal Sugar, previously called ESALQ/BM&F, became public in November 1995, a result of an agreement firmed between Cepea and BM&F (São Paulo Mercantile Exchange). In April 1997, some adjustments were made in its computation, which resulted in this current Index. The Cepea/Esalq Index for Crystal Sugar has been used as reference for the Brazilian sugar market in São Paulo State. It is also the basis for the figures of the ATR (Total Recoverable Sugar, in Portuguese) tone, according to Consecana (Sugar and Alcohol Producers’ Council), which proceeds and contributes as well to studies in this important segment of the Brazilian agribusiness.

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Sugar - Up to date index for white sugar futures

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These are the prices for market futures for icumsa 45 :

LIFFE (US$/t)
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August /09 - us$ 447,90

October/09 - us$ 446,90

December / 09 - us$ 442,00

*Above rates on Fob basis.

*source: BM&F / Liffe.

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