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*Sugar retreats after failing to breach key resistance. NEW YORK/ LONDON, Feb 6- Sugar, coffee and cocoa markets trading in both New York and London eased on Wednesday, with abundant supplies pressuring sugar and arabica, while cocoa followed lower trend in other commodities, with position rolling on ICE boosting volume.
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LONDON, Feb 6- Raw sugar futures on ICE were lower on Wednesday, with the market back on the defensive after a short-covering rally as the focus returned to excess supplies, while arabica coffee and cocoa futures also fell. March raw sugar futures on ICE were off 0.13 cents, or 0.7 percent, at 18.43 cents a lb at 1341 GMT.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 29- Raw sugar futures on ICE dropped on Tuesday as concerns receded over potentially damaging rains in Australia, the world's third-biggest exporter, pulling the market off the previous session's steep gains. "We had knee-jerk buying because of that," said James Cordier, founder and president at Liberty Trading Group in Tampa, Florida.
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*Ivory Coast, Ghana seen behind in cocoa sales. The cocoa market remained under pressure from expectations of forward sales from West Africa, combined with a pick-up in supplies arriving at ports of top producer Ivory Coast for export.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 28- Cocoa futures on ICE eased to a seven-month low on Monday, dropping for the third straight day as the weak sterling and long liquidation pressured the market, while short-covering lifted raw sugar to a two-week high in heavy volume. Coffee futures trading in both New York and London turned quietly lower.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 28- Cocoa futures on ICE eased to a seven-month low on Monday, dropping for the third straight day as the weak sterling and long liquidation pressured the market, while short-covering lifted raw sugar to a two-week high in heavy volume. Coffee futures trading in both New York and London turned quietly lower.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 25- Cocoa futures on ICE sank to a fresh six-month low on Friday as growing supplies from top producer West Africa and weakening technicals accelerated speculative selling in chocolate's main ingredient.
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*Leaf rust threatens coffee crops in Central America. LONDON, Jan 25- Cocoa futures on ICE sank to a six-month low on Friday as good supply prospects from top growing region West Africa weighed on prices while raw sugar eased and arabica coffee edged higher.
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*Sugar weighed by prospect of larger Brazil cane crop. LONDON, Jan 23- Raw sugar futures on ICE fell to the lowest level in around 2-1/ 2 years on Wednesday as the prospect of a large cane crop in top producer Brazil heightened concerns about excess supplies while arabica coffee and cocoa edged higher.
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*Traders worry about coffee damage from fungus in Central America. NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 22- Coffee and cocoa prices in New York were on track Tuesday for their biggest one-day drop in over two months on profit taking, and sugar hovered near a 2010 low as investors exited longs amid signs of a growing surplus.
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*Sugar market looks to Brazil's 2013/ 14 crop. *Asia's Q4 cocoa grind rose 2.8 pct. Raw sugar futures edged lower, with March down 0.03 cent or 0.2 percent at 18.34 cents per lb at 1238 GMT, after touching 18.25 cents earlier in the session, the lowest level for the front month since August 2010.
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LONDON, Jan 21- White sugar futures on Liffe set a 2-1/ 2 year low on Monday as the market continued to be driven down by abundant supplies, while cocoa fell back to little changed levels after earlier equalling a four-week high.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 18- Coffee futures trading in New York and London extended their gains on Friday, inching up to the highest levels in two months, while cocoa turned lower on origin selling after climbing to a one-month high on grind data.
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*North America cocoa grind near top end of forecasts. LONDON, Jan 18- Cocoa futures on Liffe turned lower on Friday as origin selling emerged after the market had earlier climbed to a four-week high, while ICE raw sugar edged up on signs of renewed physical demand and arabica coffee eased.
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*North America cocoa grind near top end of forecasts. LONDON, Jan 18- Cocoa futures on Liffe fell back to little changed levels on Friday as origin selling emerged after the market had earlier climbed to a four-week high, while ICE raw sugar edged up on signs of renewed physical demand and arabica coffee eased.
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*Vietnam December coffee shipments exceed expectations. NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 17- Robusta coffee futures on LIFFE rose to their priciest in 2-1/ 2 months on Thursday, boosted by strong roaster demand which has helped absorb greater-than-expected shipments from Vietnam.
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*Vietnam Dec coffee shipments exceed expectations. LONDON, Jan 17- Robusta coffee futures on Liffe set a 2-1/ 2 month high on Thursday, boosted by strong roaster demand which has helped absorb higher-than-expected shipments from Vietnam.
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*Vietnam Dec coffee shipments exceed expectations. LONDON, Jan 17- Robusta coffee futures on Liffe set a nine-week high on Thursday, boosted by strong roaster demand which has helped absorb higher-than-expected shipments from Vietnam.
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*Vietnam December coffee shipments exceed expectations. NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 17- Robusta coffee futures on Liffe set a 2-1/ 2 month high on Thursday, boosted by strong roaster demand which has helped absorb higher-than-expected shipments from Vietnam, while the nearby cocoa contract shifted to a premium on supply concerns.
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*Sugar dips on Brazil crop; cocoa down ahead of grind data. Improving sugar crops in top producer Brazil prompted farmers to sell, while cocoa dipped on expectations of bearish grind data out of North America.