London cocoa climbs to three-month high on crop concerns
LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) -London cocoa futures climbed to a three-month high on Friday, boosted by concern that the crop in top grower Ivory Coast could be significantly smaller than previously expected.
COCOA
* March London cocoa LCCc2 was up 1.1% at 5,702 pounds a metric ton by 1242 GMT after setting a three-month high of 5,750 pounds.
* Dealers noted reports this week that port arrivals in Ivory Coast by the end of January could be below last year's estimated levels.
* Port arrivals have been running above last season's pace but could drop in December after constant rains and floods and brown rot fungal disease.
* March New York cocoa CCc2 eased by 0.1% to $7,174 a ton.
SUGAR
* March raw sugar SBc1 rose 0.2% to 22.25 cents per lb.
* Dealers noted that data on sugar production in Centre-South Brazil in the second half of September is expected to be issued by industry group Unica in the next few days.
* Sugar production in Brazil's key Centre-South is expected to have fallen by 28.3% year on year to 1.69 million tons in the second half of September, an S&P Global Commodity Insights survey showed.
* December white sugar LSUc1 was up 0.4% at $564.90 a ton.
COFFEE
* March arabica coffee KCc2 fell 0.9% to $2.5735 per lb.
* Dealers said the expiry of December options on Friday provided a short-term focus.
* January robusta coffee LRCc2 dropped 1% to $4,441 a ton, with the market keeping a close watch on the harvest in top robusta producer Vietnam.
* There were some concerns that Typhoon Yinxing could lead to rain in the coffee belt and slow harvest progress.
* The typhoon lashed the northern Philippines on Friday, with violent winds and rain damaging houses and power lines.
Reporting by Nigel Hunt
Editing by David Goodman
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