Commodity Origins

Sugar price history, 1960 to 2026

World raw sugar (ISA daily price) averaged $0.41/kg in September 2026, +17% over twelve months and -13% over ten years. The nominal all-time high was $1.24/kg in November 1974; in 2024 dollars the real peak was $7.55/kg in November 1974. Monthly averages, World Bank Pink Sheet.

Converted from USD at the latest available monthly average rate (Federal Reserve via FRED); the chart and tables below stay in USD.

Sugar monthly prices, $/kg, Jan 1960 to Sep 2026Line chart of sugar monthly prices in $/kg from Jan 1960 to Sep 2026: World raw sugar (ISA daily price) from 0.07 to 0.41, peaking at 1.24; EU white sugar from 0.12 to 0.38, peaking at 0.78; US domestic raw (No. 16) from 0.12 to 0.85, peaking at 1.26.00.20.40.60.811.21.419601965197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025$/kgOPEC oil embargo, Oct 1973 (Embargo announced 17 October 1973, following the Yom Kippur War (6 October 1973))Iranian Revolution, Jan 1979 (Shah of Iran deposed, 16 January 1979)Iraq invades Kuwait, Aug 1990 (2 August 1990)Asian financial crisis begins, Jul 1997 (Thailand floats the baht, 2 July 1997)September 11 attacks, Sep 2001 (11 September 2001)Lehman Brothers collapse, Sep 2008 (NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, US recession December 2007–June 2009)Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, Mar 2011 (11 March 2011)OPEC holds output steady amid oversupply, Nov 2014 (OPEC 166th Meeting, 27 November 2014)COVID-19 declared a pandemic, Mar 2020 (World Health Organization, 11 March 2020)Russia invades Ukraine, Feb 2022 (24 February 2022)Israel-Hamas war begins, Oct 2023 (7 October 2023)
World raw sugar (ISA daily price)EU white sugarUS domestic raw (No. 16)

Dashed lines: OPEC oil embargo (Oct 1973); Iranian Revolution (Jan 1979); Iraq invades Kuwait (Aug 1990); Asian financial crisis begins (Jul 1997); September 11 attacks (Sep 2001); Lehman Brothers collapse (Sep 2008); Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident (Mar 2011); OPEC holds output steady amid oversupply (Nov 2014); COVID-19 declared a pandemic (Mar 2020); Russia invades Ukraine (Feb 2022); Israel-Hamas war begins (Oct 2023). Hover a line for the source of its date.

Derived price statistics per series
SeriesLatest1 month12 months5 years10 years20 yearsAll-time high (nominal)All-time high (real, 2024 US$)
World raw sugar (ISA daily price)
$/kg, since 1960
0.41
September 2026
+8%+17%-5%-13%+52%1.24
November 1974
7.55
November 1974
EU white sugar
$/kg, since 1960
0.38
September 2026
0%0%0%+3%-40%0.78
April 2008
3.6
January 1975
US domestic raw (No. 16)
$/kg, since 1960
0.85
September 2026
+4%+8%+8%+37%+81%1.26
November 1974
7.67
November 1974

Percentage changes compare the latest monthly average with the monthly average 1, 12, 60, 120 and 240 months earlier. Real prices deflate by the US consumer price index (BLS via FRED) to 2024 dollars.

Source: World Bank Pink Sheet, 2026-10-02, fetched 6 October 2026 (CC BY 4.0).

Prices are monthly benchmark averages that may lag the market; informational only, not investment, legal or trade advice. For what these benchmarks mean and how they are set, see how sugar is priced.

Monthly sugar prices by decade

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World raw sugar (ISA daily price) ($/kg)

World raw sugar (ISA daily price) monthly prices, 2020s, $/kg
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAverage
20200.310.330.260.230.240.270.270.290.280.30.310.310.283
20210.340.360.340.360.380.380.390.430.430.420.430.420.39
20220.40.390.420.430.430.420.40.390.390.390.410.420.408
20230.420.450.450.530.560.540.520.530.580.570.570.480.517
20240.480.50.480.450.420.430.430.410.450.460.450.440.45
20250.40.420.420.40.390.370.370.370.350.340.320.320.373
20260.320.310.330.320.340.320.340.380.410.341

EU white sugar ($/kg)

EU white sugar monthly prices, 2020s, $/kg
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAverage
20200.360.360.360.350.360.370.370.390.390.380.390.40.373
20210.40.40.390.390.40.390.390.380.380.380.370.370.387
20220.370.370.360.350.350.350.330.330.320.320.330.350.344
20230.350.350.350.360.360.350.360.360.350.340.350.360.353
20240.360.350.350.350.350.350.350.360.360.360.350.340.353
20250.340.340.350.370.370.380.380.380.380.380.380.380.369
20260.380.390.380.380.380.380.370.380.380.38

US domestic raw (No. 16) ($/kg)

US domestic raw (No. 16) monthly prices, 2020s, $/kg
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAverage
20200.570.590.60.570.570.570.590.60.590.610.650.630.595
20210.630.660.670.690.710.730.80.760.790.820.820.810.741
20220.780.780.80.810.80.790.770.780.770.760.790.810.787
20230.80.810.840.910.940.910.850.890.940.980.990.880.895
20240.880.920.880.870.830.830.830.790.80.840.840.810.843
20250.80.820.820.830.810.780.80.810.790.770.740.730.792
20260.740.70.740.770.790.780.790.820.850.776

Method

Nominal prices are the source's monthly averages in US dollars, stored in the source's unit and never mixed on one chart. Real prices divide each month by the US consumer price index for all urban consumers (BLS series CPIAUCSL, via FRED) and multiply by the 2024 average, so they read as "2024 dollars". Changes are ratios of monthly averages. The all-time high is the highest monthly average, not an intraday peak.

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