Robusta futures lost ground on Tuesday as funds took profits against a backdrop of weaker crude oil prices, while cocoa fell in choppy two-way dealings, underpinned by investor buying on tight supplies, dealers said. London white sugar futures eased on technical selling in light volumes against a backdrop of a large global glut of the sweetener.
London benchmark September robusta coffee futures fell 2 percent in sympathy with arabicas to a low of $2,233 a tonne as investors booked profits as sentiment in commodity markets turned bearish driven by falling crude oil prices.
London September was down $41 or 1.8 percent to $2,237 a tonne in moderate volume of 2,252 lots at 1217 GMT. ICE July arabica futures lost 1.7 percent to $1.3505 a lb. Coffee exports from Guatemala rose 14.7 percent in May to 526,223 60-kg bags, growers group Anacafe said on Monday.
London July cocoa futures seesawed on two-way technical trading featuring fund buying against investor selling, against a backdrop of concerns over possible tight West African main crop supplies.
London September cocoa futures down 3 pounds at 1,489 pounds at 1218 GMT, having earlier touched a high of 1,498 pounds. ICE July futures down $2 to $2,788 a tonne. Dealers say July has potential to move towards $2,800, especially if concerns over West African main crop output mount. August down $5.50 or 1.7 percent to $325.70 a tonne in modest volume of 694 lots at 1148 GMT.