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Description: Sugar, Free Market, Coffee Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (CSCE) contract no.11 nearest future position, US cents per pound
Unit: US cents per Pound
Source: International Monetary Fund
See also: Agricultural production statistics
| Month | Value |
| May 2009 | 15.47 |
| Jun 2009 | 16.58 |
| Jul 2009 | 17.80 |
| Aug 2009 | 21.72 |
| Sep 2009 | 23.45 |
| Oct 2009 | 23.16 |
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