Helping you manage market volatility for 2027. Simon Hood - Wilmar Manager Grower Marketing

Nominations for the 2027 Season Managed Pool Plus are now open, providing growers with an opportunity to take a proactive and structured approach to managing sugar price risk in what remains a volatile and uncertain global market.

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With ongoing pressure from large global supply forecasts, shifting macroeconomic conditions and currency volatility, pricing decisions are becoming increasingly complex. The Managed Pool Plus has been designed to help address these challenges by offering a disciplined, longer-term approach to managing GEI exposure, while also incorporating MEI exposure within a single, actively managed pool.

A key strength of the Managed Pool Plus is its two-year pricing window, which allows for a more flexible and considered response to market movements. Rather than relying on short-term timing, the pool is actively traded across both futures and currency markets, with the aim of capturing value as opportunities arise over time. This approach is supported by Wilmar’s sugar trading team, whose experience and market access underpin the pool’s strategy and execution.

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Importantly, the pool brings growers and the mill together in navigating market conditions, with both parties exposed to the outcomes of pricing decisions. This alignment supports a consistent and disciplined approach to risk management, focused on delivering improved pricing outcomes over the longer term.

For growers, the Managed Pool Plus can reduce the pressure of trying to pick the market and the time required to actively monitor price movements. It offers a practical option for those looking to complement their existing pricing strategies or take a more hands-off approach, while still maintaining exposure to potential market upside.

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Another important consideration for growers is flexibility. The Managed Pool Plus allows you to nominate a portion of your GEI exposure, meaning it can sit alongside other pricing mechanisms as part of a broader, diversified strategy. This gives growers the ability to spread risk across different approaches, rather than relying on a single pricing decision. By combining active pool management with individual pricing choices, growers can build a more resilient pricing strategy.

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The Managed Pool Plus is open to anyone marketing with Wilmar for the 2027 Season. Simply nominate a percentage of your exposure before 30 June via the Pricing portal in GrowerWeb.

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Growers are encouraged to speak with their local Grower Marketing Relationship Manager to determine how the Managed Pool Plus can fit within their overall pricing strategy.

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