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July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24) on Thursday closed down -0.02 (-0.10%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24) closed up +2.70 (+0.47%). Sugar prices Thursday settled mixed. Thursday’s action by Datagro to raise its sugar production estimate for Brazil’s Center-South region is bearish for sugar prices. Datagro hiked its 2024 Center-South sugar production estimate to 41.6 MMT from a March estimate of 40.45 MMT. Also, weakness in the Brazilian real ([^USDBRL](https://www.barchart.com/forex/quotes/%5EUSDBRL/overview)) is negative for sugar prices as the real Thursday fell to a 1-week low again…