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• SOFTS-Liffe cocoa edges off 8-1/2 month low, sugar falls Friday, 4 Jan 2013 | 11:03 AM ET

  *Ivory Coast cocoa production forecast to fall 13 percent. Ivory Coast expects its cocoa output to dip 13 percent this season to 1.289 million tonnes due mainly to a lack of investment in ageing plantations, a top official at the Coffee and Cocoa Council said in an interview.

• SOFTS-Raw sugar dips, surplus supplies weigh Thursday, 3 Jan 2013 | 10:06 AM ET

  *Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals pick up. LONDON, Jan 3- Raw sugar futures slid on Thursday as the market refocused on bearish fundamentals after it was swept higher in the rally across the commodities complex the previous session. It all comes back to the surplus, "said a London- based broker.

• SOFTS-Arabica coffee steadies, digests gains Thursday, 3 Jan 2013 | 7:01 AM ET

  Cocoa prices were little changed as arrivals at ports in top producer Ivory Coast picked up, while raw sugar prices were lower.

• SOFTS-Raw sugar sinks, arabica drops after hitting 7-week high Thursday, 3 Jan 2013 | 12:43 AM ET

  NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 3- Raw sugar futures on ICE Futures U.S. fell more than 3 percent on Thursday, while arabica coffee turned lower after hitting a seven-week high, as commodities came under pressure with the dollar rising on concerns about looming U.S. political battles over the budget.

• SOFTS-ICE sugar down after hitting 3-wk high, cocoa at new lows Friday, 28 Dec 2012 | 2:32 PM ET

  *COMING UP: Markets to shut Jan. 1 for New Year holiday. NEW YORK/ LONDON, Dec 28- Raw sugar futures on ICE turned lower after hitting a three-week high on Friday, loosing upward momentum after extending a rebound above the 50- day moving average.

• SOFTS-ICE sugar hits 3-week high, cocoa sets new low Friday, 28 Dec 2012 | 10:33 AM ET

  *Arabica coffee could fall if Brazil sales pick-up. March raw sugar futures on ICE were up 0.05 cent or 0.3 percent at 19.50 cents a lb at 1512 GMT after hitting a three-week high of 19.58 cents. "Sugar prices have seen a bit of a rebound, but our outlook for the market remains quite negative," Credit Suisse analyst Tobias Merath said.

• SOFTS-ICE arabica coffee prices fall as rebound stalls Friday, 28 Dec 2012 | 7:06 AM ET

  LONDON, Dec 28- Arabica coffee futures on ICE were lower on Friday, back on the defensive as a rebound from the lowest levels in more than two years petered out, while raw sugar and cocoa both posted modest gains. March arabica coffee futures on ICE fell 1.10 cents or 0.7 percent to $1.4680 per lb at 1146 GMT while May dipped 1.70 cents or 1.1 percent to $1.49 per lb.

• COMMODITIES-Copper, raw sugar rally; fiscal cliff weighs on rest Thursday, 27 Dec 2012 | 5:18 PM ET

  *Copper hits 1- week high on bullish China data. NEW YORK, Dec 27- Copper hit one-week highs on Thursday on encouraging data from top metals buyer China and sugar rallied too, but most other commodities saw little change they reopened from the Christmas break to news that U.S. budget talks were still in a stalemate.

• SOFTS-Liffe cocoa sets new low, ICE sugar edges up Thursday, 27 Dec 2012 | 7:48 AM ET

  *Sugar upside seen capped by producer sales at 19.50 cents. LONDON, Dec 27- Cocoa futures on Liffe fell to the lowest levels in almost seven months on Thursday as the market extended this month's steep setback linked to bearish charts and improving crop conditions in top grower Ivory Coast.

• SOFTS-Cocoa falls to multi-month lows, ICE sugar at 3-week high Thursday, 27 Dec 2012 | 12:57 AM ET

  NEW YORK/ LONDON, Dec 27- Cocoa futures extended their losses to set multi-month lows on Thursday on technical selling after falling below key 200- day moving averages, with the markets in both London and New York facing their first weak quarterly performance in a year.

• G20 Plans Response to Rising Food Prices Sunday, 12 Aug 2012 | 7:02 PM ET

  

  G20 countries are to step in to try and co-ordinate a response to surging food prices, after the worst U.S. drought in half a century devastated crops in the world’s largest agricultural exporter, the Financial Times reports.

• World Braced for New Food Crisis Friday, 20 Jul 2012 | 3:46 AM ET

  

  The world is facing a new food crisis as the worst US drought in more than 50 years pushes agricultural commodity prices to record highs.

• Santelli's Morning Buzz  Friday, 30 Dec 2011 | 11:22 AM ET

  

  Weighing in on the markets, with Yra Harris, Praxis Trading; Frank Lesh, futurepath Trading; and CNBC's Rick Santelli.

• Sugar vs Corn Syrup  Monday, 24 Oct 2011 | 10:51 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Jane Wells has the story on the war on pitting sugar versus corn syrup and the huge loss the corn syrup industry has seen.

• Trading Hot Commodities  Tuesday, 20 Sep 2011 | 2:48 PM ET

  

  A look at how to profit from trading single commodities, with Sal Gilbertie, Teucrium Trading president.

• Bitter Battle Over Corn Syrup  Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011 | 4:27 PM ET

  

  CNBC's Jane Wells has an update on the legal battle between sugar and corn.

• Sugar Vs. High Fructose Corn Syrup  Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011 | 11:56 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Jane Wells has the story on a legal battle between two of the biggest agricultural commodities: sugar vs. corn.

• 10 Commodities With the Biggest Price Moves Monday, 8 Aug 2011 | 11:56 AM ET

  

  CNBC’s Analytics Team compiled a list of the 10 best and worst performing commodities in the CRB index. Click ahead to learn about the hot and the not-so-hot commodities of 2011.

• Corn, Not Sugar, Offers Sweet Returns: Analyst Wednesday, 13 Jul 2011 | 3:58 AM ET

  

  Corn and sugar prices may have rallied on Tuesday, but for investors looking to profit from an agricultural trade, one analyst is putting his money in corn, over sugar.

• Grain Futures Sell-Off Was 'Overreaction': Analyst Tuesday, 5 Jul 2011 | 8:18 AM ET

  

  Markets have overreacted to recent concerns on oversupply in soft commodities, and the fundamentals do not support the recent sell-off, Sudakshina Unnikrishnan, analyst at Barclays Capital, told CNBC on Tuesday.