Raw sugar futures post weekly loss, dealers cite improved India crop outlook
Updates with settlement prices
LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) -Raw sugar futures rose on Friday but posted weeklylosses, weighed down partly by an improving outlook for cane crops in India following strong monsoon rains.
SUGAR
* October raw sugar SBc1 gained 0.8% to settle at 18.03 cents per lb. On a weekly basis,the market posted losses of 2.4%.
* Analyst BMI said in a note that abundant Brazilian supplies had consistently pressured global prices, while an improving crop in India had also weighed on the market.
* "Favourable weather forecasts and reports from the Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association indicate sufficient stocks to support domestic ethanol production and resume exports, further depressing global prices," BMI said.
* October white sugar LSUc1 rose 0.7% to settle at $516.70 a metric ton on Friday, but fell 1.8% on the week.
COFFEE
* December arabica coffee KCc2 settled up 2.5% at $2.441 per lb, gainingabout 6% week-over-week.
* Dealers said light frosts in some parts of Brazil during the last few days had heightened concerns about next year's crop, while drier-than-normal weather has also dented the outlook.
* Brazil's 2024/25 coffee harvest reached an estimated 96% of the crop as of last Tuesday, consultancy Safras & Mercado said on Friday.
* November robusta coffee LRCc2 settled up 1.7% at $4,452 a ton, with supplies in top robusta producer Vietnam remaining tight.
COCOA
* December New York cocoa CCc2 settled up 2% at $7,087 a ton, but lost4% on the week.
* Dealers said the prospect of a rebound in production in West Africa in the upcoming 2024/25 season had exerted downward pressure on prices.
* December London cocoa LCCc2 settled up 1.2% to 5,386 pounds per ton.
Reporting by Nigel Hunt, additional reporting by Shariq Khan; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Rod Nickel and Mohammed Safi Shamsi
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