Sugar cane prices: questions and answers
Sugar cane: median wholesale price 0.67 EUR/kg across 23 markets in 6 countries, quotes to 12 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of sugar cane today?
The median wholesale price of sugar cane was 0.67 EUR/kg across 25 current quotes on 23 markets in 6 countries (latest quote 12 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.33 and 1.26 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
Where are prices of sugar cane lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of sugar cane were lowest in Taiwan (0.27 EUR/kg), China (0.28 EUR/kg), Philippines (0.52 EUR/kg) and highest in United States (1.27 EUR/kg), Mexico (0.54 EUR/kg), Philippines (0.52 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of sugar cane in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 8 | 0.54 EUR/kg | 11.3 MXN/kg |
| United States | 6 | 1.27 EUR/kg | 1.42 USD/kg |
| Taiwan | 4 | 0.27 EUR/kg | 9.75 TWD/kg |
| China | 2 | 0.28 EUR/kg | 2.42 CNY/kg |
| Philippines | 2 | 0.52 EUR/kg | 37.1 PHP/kg |
| Spain | 1 | 1.75 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting sugar cane; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of sugar cane going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 1 of 22 quotes for sugar cane rose, 5 fell and 16 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish sugar cane prices?
23 markets in 6 countries have current sugar cane quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Central de Abasto de Toluca Mexico · 2 quotes
- Baltimore Terminal Market United States · 2 quotes
- Boston Terminal Market United States · 2 quotes
- Chicago Terminal Market United States · 2 quotes
- Miami Terminal Market United States · 2 quotes
- New York Terminal Market United States · 2 quotes
- Philadelphia Terminal Market United States · 2 quotes
- Suzhou Nanhuan Bridge Market China · 1 quote
Why are there so many different sugar cane prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 14 different sugar cane quote names, for example: Sugar cane, State of Mexico, 50 kg sack; Sugarcane, Florida; Sugarcane, Florida; Sugarcane, Florida; Sugarcane, Florida; Sugarcane, Florida.
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Which country produces the most sugar cane?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of sugar cane was 1.94 billion t in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.2% of the world total, followed by India and China.
Which country exports the most sugar cane?
In 2024 the largest exporter of sugar cane was Laos with 1.4 million t (82.0% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these sugar cane prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are sugar cane prices updated?
The latest sugar cane quote is from 12 November 2026; 18 of 23 markets published sugar cane prices in the seven days to 12 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download sugar cane prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for sugar cane prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.