Cocoa futures rebound while raw sugar prices weaken
LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) -Cocoa futures rose on Monday, boosted by concerns that heavy rains in Ivory Coast could reduce the size of the main crop in the world's largest producer, while sugar prices fell.
COCOA
* December New York cocoa CCc1 rose 1.7% to $6,886 a metric ton by 1200 GMT, rebounding from Friday's eight-month low of $6,426.
* Dealers said the market was showing signs of renewed strength after absorbing selling from funds as they scaled back long positions in both New York and London cocoa.
* They noted that price support was also provided by a diminished outlook for the main crop in top grower Ivory Coast after heavy rain.
* March London cocoa LCCc2 rose 2.6% to 4,940 pounds a ton.
SUGAR
* March raw sugar SBc1 lost 1.5% to 21.81 cents per lb.
* Dealers said cane production in Centre-South Brazil so far this season was the second highest on record but the market's next move may depend on how quickly it tails off.
* Sugar industry group Unica reported last week that 539 million tons of cane had been crushed as of Oct. 16, up 2% from the previous season.
* "Whilst more mills have shut than last year, the pace of mill closures is not rapid enough to support a sub-600 million metric ton outcome," analysts Green Pool said in a note, forecasting a total of 605 million tons.
* December white sugar LSUc1 fell 1.7% to $556.60 a ton.
COFFEE
* January robusta coffee LRCc2 rose 1.3% to $4,469 a ton, rebounding from Friday's 2-1/2 month low of $4,296.
* Dealers said the strong pace of Brazilian robusta exports had helped to ease supply concerns while the harvest in Vietnam should gather pace next month.
* December arabica coffee KCc1 rose 1.8% to $2.5290 per lb.
Reporting by Nigel Hunt
Editing by David Goodman
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