17.03.2015 - Sugar - A Sweet Commodity; A Sour Market
Historically, sugar is one of the most volatile commodities that trades on futures exchanges. However, volatility in the sweet commodity has fallen to historically low levels and has remained there since 2013. Sugar has been in a bear market since it made highs of more than 36 cents per pound in 2011. Last week the sugar price continued to weaken. There are many reasons for a falling sugar price including a strong U.S. dollar, a global surplus of sugar and a bear market in raw material prices that started in 2011. However, now sugar has fallen to a critical level and the prospects do not appear to be too sweet...............................................Full Article: Source
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