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White sugar

United States · September 2026$4.49−2.2% in a year · $2.25 per kg
Canada · September 2026C$2.62−6.1% in a year · ≈ $1.88 US

Three years of white sugar

Cost of 2 kg, in US dollars.

$1.47$2.33$3.20$4.07$4.94202420252026
United StatesCanada (converted)

US: BLS average price series APU0000715211, converted to kg. Canada: Statistics Canada, "White sugar, 2 kilograms", scaled to 2 kg. Package sizes and grades are similar but not identical between countries; see how we price.

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