ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 10 — Sugar futures closed lower Wednesday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE). The most active sugar contract for May 2026 delivery lost 21 yuan (about 2.97 U.S. dollars) to close at 5,225 yuan per tonne. On Wednesday, the total trading volume for six listed sugar futures contracts on the ZCE was 306,794 lots with a turnover of 16.19 billion yuan. As the world’s important consumer and importer of sugar, China listed sugar futures on ZCE in January 2006, helping sugar-related enterprises hedge the price risk.
(Xinhua)
