Trump Has a New Inflation Nightmare Ahead of the Midterms. Sugar Prices Just Exploded 34% in 3 Months Before Halloween

Halloween candy is already expensive. Now there’s another problem

Halloween candy is already expensive, and another problem is brewing in the sugar market. Raw sugar futures have jumped sharply since summer, raising new questions about costs for companies that make candy and other sweet treats. March 2027 sugar futures settled at 20.85 cents per pound Friday after closing at 21.13 cents Thursday, according to Barchart.

Trump Has a New Inflation Nightmare Ahead of the Midterms. Sugar Prices Just Exploded 34% in 3 Months Before Halloween.

Raw sugar futures just staged one of their sharpest seasonal rallies in years, and the timing could not be worse for a White House already facing restless voters at the grocery store and the gas pump.

Trump Has a New Inflation Nightmare Ahead of the Midterms. Sugar Prices Just Exploded 34% in 3 Months Before Halloween

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