The Latest Breaking News from El Nino

Thailand's weather is already being influenced by a "mild" El Nino phenomenon, according to the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR), which also called on all related agencies to help gear up in case the country suffers a drought.

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN23 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.69 (-2.91%), and Aug London white sugar #5 (SWQ23 ) closed down -21.20 (-3.27%). NY sugar prices on Tuesday extended the sharp 5-session sell-off and fell to a new 2-1/2 month low, generating more technical selling pressure. Sugar prices...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN23 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.34 (-1.30%), and Aug London white sugar #5 (SWQ23 ) closed down -7.80 (-1.11%). Sugar prices Wednesday closed lower on warmer Brazilian weather forecasts that reduced the chances for damaging frost. Also, sugar saw carry-over pressure from Sunday's news...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN23 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.21 (-0.79%), and Aug London white sugar #5 (SWQ23 ) closed unchanged. Sugar prices Tuesday settled moderately lower. Weakness in sugar demand from China, the world's largest sugar importer, weighed on prices after China's Customs General Administration reported that...

GLOBAL sea surface temperatures in April and May were the highest on record, with some of the most intense heat increases on Earth recorded in seas…

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN23 ) on Friday closed up +0.43 (+1.65%), and Aug London white sugar #5 (SWQ23 ) closed up +17.50 (+2.55%). Sugar prices Friday posted moderate gains, with NY sugar climbing to a 1-month high and London sugar climbing to a 2-week high. A rally in...

Experts are warning Thailand to brace for unusually low average rainfall that may lead to drought as a result of the El Niño weather pattern.

Drought has always been a part of Thailand's weather cycle, but this year's situation is a cause for concern due to the El Nino southern oscillation that is affecting the entire Southeast Asian region.

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN23 ) on Thursday closed up +0.16 (+0.62%), and Aug London white sugar #5 (SWQ23 ) closed down -2.10 (-0.31%). Sugar prices Thursday settled mixed, with NY sugar posting a 1-month high. Sugar found support Thursday on strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL), which climbed...