May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24) on Friday closed down -0.08 (-0.51%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24) closed up +0.10 (+0.02%). Sugar prices on Friday settled mixed. Sugar futures came under pressure Friday after Unica reported that 2024/25 Brazil sugar production in the first half of April jumped +31.0% y/y to 710 MT. Also, the percentage of sugarcane crushed for sugar production increased to 43.64% from 38.01% last year, signaling increased sugar supplies. Sugar prices recovered most of their losses Friday after a rally in the Brazilian real sparked short-covering in sugar futures. …