Cocoa futures rebound sharply, raw sugar little changed
Adds comments and closing prices
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - London and New York cocoa futures closed sharply higher on Thursday, rebounding from the prior session's steep losses in a very volatile market, while raw sugar prices were little changed.
COCOA
* December London cocoa LCCc2 settled up 262 pounds, or 5.3%, to 5,250 pounds per metric ton, regaining ground after hitting a 6-1/2 month low of 4,975 pounds on Wednesday.
* Dealers said the market remained underpinned by short-term supply tightness with a large global deficit in the current 2023/24 season.
* A potential rise in production in the upcoming 2024/25 season, however, has helped to recently rein in prices.
* A dealer said there is expected to be ample supply in the first three months of the 2024/25 crop and this is weighing on prices, even though there is still much uncertainty over how the 2025 crop will turn out overall.
* December New York cocoa CCc2 rose 4%, to $7,159 a ton.
SUGAR
* October raw sugar SBc1 was little changed at 19.22 cents per lb.
* Dealers noted the market continued to derive support from diminished production prospects in Brazil linked to recent fires and continued hot, dry weather.
* Citi Commodities team said in a note it maintains its positive view on sugar prices, expecting it to reach 20 cents/lb in coming months.
* The bank said it does not expect India to return to the sugar export market, which will be "overly dependent on Centre-South Brazil, so any crop downgrade or logistical disruption could lead to tightening in trade flows and a spike in sugar prices."
* October white sugar LSUc1 fell 0.4% at $536.80 a ton.
COFFEE
* November robusta coffee LRCc2 was little changed at $4,911 a ton as the market consolidated below last week's peak of $5,180, which was the highest level in at least 16 years.
* Dealers said the physical market in top robusta producer Vietnam remained subdued with both buyers and sellers set to remain largely on the sidelines until the next harvest begins to gather pace in November.
* December arabica coffee KCc2 rose 0.2% at $2.442 per lb.
($1 = 0.7601 pounds)
Reporting by Nigel Hunt, Maytaal Angel and Marcelo Teixeira; Editing by Sharon Singleton and Mohammed Safi Shamsi
Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
