*Sugar aided by potential for rising inflation in Far East. Cocoa prices were lower, weakened partly by origin selling while arabica coffee futures also fell. May raw sugar futures rose 0.13 cent or 0.7 percent to 17.63 cents a lb by 1403 GMT.
*Plentiful coffee from previous Brazil crop-Licht. NEW YORK/ LONDON, April 3- Raw sugar futures were little changed on Wednesday, hovering near the previous session's 2-1/ 2 year low as expectations of ample global supplies weighed, and cocoa futures on ICE sank on pressure from forward West Africa sales and technical selling.
*Investors cautious after bearish U.S., Europe and China data. *Silver tumbles to near 8- month low. Silver, coffee, gasoline, nickel and gold all lost about 2 percent or more their value.
NEW YORK, April 1- ICE arabica futures gained on Monday in heavy volumes as prices bounced between firm levels of technical resistance and support and continued to feel pressure from speculators' large bearish positions and expectations of ample global supplies.
NEW YORK, April 1- ICE arabica futures gained on Monday in heavy volumes as prices bounced between firm levels of technical resistance and support, and continued to feel pressure from speculators' large bearish position and expecations of ample global supplies.
LONDON, March 28- Raw sugar and arabica coffee futures on ICE were little changed on Thursday, under pressure from huge supply from top producer Brazil, while higher cocoa prices were expected to trigger producer selling. "The bears would want to try to crack below the 2-1/ 2- year low," said Pierre Sebag of consultancy Sugar K Ltd..
*Colombian coffee production seen higher- Coffee Federation. NEW YORK/ LONDON, March 25- Raw sugar futures on ICE fell to a three-week low on Monday as a strong dollar, expectations of a global surplus and technical pressure weighed on the market, though physical buying on price dips limited losses for much of the session.
*Brazil coffee weather seen favourable. LONDON, March 25- Arabica coffee futures on ICE were steady in technically driven dealings on Monday, after losing ground as the euro weakened against the dollar following Cyprus's deal to avert bankruptcy.
*Brazil coffee weather seen favourable. LONDON, March 25- Arabica coffee futures on ICE were steady on Monday, after losing some ground as the euro weakened against the dollar following Cyprus's deal to avert bankruptcy. "At this point in time, the rains in Brazil are good in fostering growth in beans," said Stefan Uhlenbrock, soft commodities analyst with F.O. Licht.
NEW YORK/ LONDON, March 22- ICE arabica coffee futures gained on Friday, buoyed by some technical support, short-covering and limited trade buying, though they posted a second straight weekly loss amid expectations of ample Brazilian supplies.
*Vietnam rains weigh on robusta price outlook. NEW YORK/ LONDON, March 20- Arabica coffee futures on ICE inched down to a contract low on Wednesday, falling for the eighth straight day on origin selling and plentiful Brazilian supplies, while cocoa rallied in thin dealings, getting support from sterling's firmness against the dollar.
*Cyprus parliament rejects EU-proposed conditional bailout. NEW YORK, March 19- Oil and copper prices hit multi-month lows on Tuesday and a number of commodities from gasoline to coffee closed down too as uncertainty over a bailout for Cyprus heightened concerns about the euro zone debt crisis.
*Cocoa mid-crop output from West Africa eyed- dealers. Cocoa futures also fell, also pressured by macroeconomic worries. "The Cyprus situation is pushing money into the dollar and cooling appetite for risk right now," said Sterling Smith, futures specialist with Citigroup in Chicago.
LONDON, March 14- Arabica coffee futures were steady on Thursday, holding above the 32- month low touched in February, ahead of a second consecutive bumper crop from top grower Brazil.
LONDON, March 14- Arabica coffee futures eased on Thursday, hovering above the 32- month low touched in February, ahead of a second consecutive bumper crop from top grower Brazil.
NEW YORK/ LONDON, March 13- Liffe robusta coffee futures slid from a five-month high on Wednesday as profit-taking cut into gains made earlier in the day on concern over unfavorable growing weather in top producer Vietnam.
*Brazil, Thailand seen selling sugar at around 19 cts/lb. ICE raw sugar dipped on producer selling, and were underpinned by logistics delays in top producer Brazil, with a focus on possible U.S. government purchases of sugar.
*Dry weather eyed in top robusta grower Vietnam. NEW YORK/ LONDON, March 12- Robusta coffee futures on Liffe rose to a five-month high on Tuesday, climbing for the fifth straight day on concerns about dry weather in top grower Vietnam and as farmers there held back beans, while cocoa markets also extended their gains.