Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:16pm EST Feb 21 – - Raw sugar futures on ICE soared to close at a three-month high on Tuesday on heavy short-covering plus on support from the broadbased buying throughout the commodity complex as the macro sentiment turned positive. U.S. cocoa futures closed at a three-week high after breaking above [...]

Sugar from Brazil, Thailand and Central America may be delivered against March raw-sugar futures traded in New York and expiring at the end of the month, brokers said. Central American sweetener would cover demand from the U.S., Naim Beydoun, a broker at Swiss Sugar Brokers in Rolle, Switzerland, said in a report e-mailed yesterday. Sugar [...]

Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:23pm EST Feb 13 – - Arabica coffee futures on ICE closed lower Monday, paring losses after triggering sell-stops and hitting a two-month low. U.S. cocoa finished higher, along with the commodity complex and finding support from the strong sterling. Raw sugar ended down a shade after being slightly higher for [...]

Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:44pm EST * Robusta premium narrows * Cocoa hedging from Ghana noted * Sugar trade focused on Brazil crop development (Adds CFTC data in paragraphs 21, 22) By Marcy Nicholson and Sarah McFarlane NEW YORK/LONDON, Feb 17 – – Cocoa futures slid on Friday, trimming gains following the short-covering rally earlier [...]

Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:30pm EST Feb 17 – - U.S. cocoa futures closed lower on Friday, weighed down by origin selling and as the investor short-covering that recently drove the market higher, dried up. Arabica coffee and raw sugar futures settled firm, in inside and choppy sessions. The markets will be closed on Monday, [...]

Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:13pm EST Feb 15 – - U.S. cocoa futures soared to close up above 5 percent on Wednesday, on concerns that West African arrivals were slowing earlier than usual, while arabica coffee extended its losses and closed at the lowest level since November 2010. Raw sugar closed higher in choppy and [...]

Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:08pm EST Feb 16 – - Arabica coffee futures closed at the lowest level in 15 months on Thursday, dropping for the seventh straight day but paring loses after falling below the psychological level of $ 2 per lb. U.S. cocoa futures finished firm, with its front-month premium climbing higher. Raw [...]

Cocoa futures rose to a two-week high after raw-materials trader Olam International Ltd. (OLAM) said the beans have “more upside,” with demand outstripping supply this season. Coffee fell, while sugar gained. Cocoa processing has been “stronger than expected” and prices have additional upside, Sunny Verghese, Olam’s chief executive officer in Singapore, said during an earnings [...]

Money managers more than doubled their net-long positions, or bets on higher prices, in London white sugar futures and options, according to NYSE Liffe, the derivatives arm of NYSE Euronext. Net-long positions totaled 9,034 futures and options as of Feb. 7, up from 4,128 contracts a week earlier, the weekly commitments of traders report published [...]

The premium for white sugar over the raw sweetener rose to the highest this year on speculation supplies for delivery into the March futures are limited. White sugar for March delivery was $ 113 a metric ton more than raw sugar for delivery the same month at 11:55 a.m. in London, data on show. That’s [...]

Sugar futures narrowed into a very tight range during last week trade and closed within the congestion area. Chart analysis reveals the overall price action as the final stage of a Triangle chat pattern, with the apex fast approaching to force a breakout. The pattern, shown here on the Autochartist 240-minute time interval, should help [...]

The premium buyers are prepared to pay to obtain sugar from Thailand, the world’s second-largest shipper, is holding steady even as half of the crop has been harvested, according to Swiss Sugar Brokers. Thai sugar for loading in February and March was selling at a premium of 0.5 cent a pound above the price of [...]