# Sugar Has Outrun the S&P 500 This Year — and the Story Behind It Is Bitter

August handed sugar futures a 21.5% gain — the sweetener's strongest month since October 2010, when it climbed 24%, and enough to lift the commodity above the stock market's 2026 performance. For the year, sugar sits roughly 20% higher. The S&P 500 has put together close to 13% across the same perio

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| Published | 7 September 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/sugar-has-outrun-the-sp-500-this-year-and-the-story-behind-it-is-bitter/