Sugar price today: trend, volatility and seasonality

Data updated October 13, 2026

21.12usd/lbs+1.35% today

Sugar last traded at 21.12 usd/lbs (close of October 13, 2026), up 41.2% year to date and up 35.2% over twelve months.

It is in an uptrend: both the price and its 50-day average are above the 200-day average, with the price 36.9% above that average.

Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 13.47 and 21.11; today's price sits at 100% of that range.

One-month volatility is 37% annualised, high compared with its own history, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 15.2%.

Returns by period

1W: +1.4%
1M: +16.3%
3M: +41.9%
6M: +49.8%
Year to date: +41.2%
1Y: +35.2%
3Y: —
5Y: —

Spot price changes, close to close. They do not include the roll cost or carry of futures, which is what commodity ETFs earn.

Sugar over five years (start = 100)

Spot price, indexed200-day moving average

Trend and risk

Trend (50/200-day): Uptrend
vs 200-day average: +36.9%
RSI (14 days): 72
Momentum 12-1: +16.3%
Volatility 1M: 36.7%
Volatility 1Y: 27.1%
Max drawdown 1Y: −15.2%
52-week range position: 100%

Futures positioning (CFTC COT)

Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 252,514 contracts in Sugar (21.8% of open interest), near the most long of the past year. MEDGE reads this as “crowded long”. Report of October 6, 2026.

Sugar COT report: positions, history and what followed extremes →

Questions

How has sugar performed this year?

As of October 13, 2026, Sugar is +41.2% year to date and +35.2% over the last twelve months, at 21.12 usd/lbs.

Is sugar above its 200-day moving average?

Yes: the price is 36.9% above its 200-day average of 15.43. With the 50-day average also above it, the trend reads as up.

How volatile is sugar?

Its one-month volatility is 36.7% annualised and one-year volatility 27.1%. Current volatility is at the 99th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.

Are hedge funds long or short sugar?

Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 252,514 contracts in Sugar (21.8% of open interest), near the most long of the past year. Figures from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of October 6, 2026.

Source: MarketStack commodity prices; CFTC Commitments of Traders (Disaggregated, futures only). Figures are historical and descriptive; they are not forecasts and not investment advice. MEDGE Capital does not recommend buying or selling any instrument. Risk disclaimer.