Summaries of the ICE Futures US cocoa, coffee and sugar markets early on Friday. May arabica coffee contract fell 0.30 cent to $1.3610 per lb at 11:09 am EST (1609 GMT). Session range from $1.3475 to $1.3690. Arabica coffee inched lower in quiet dealings the day after first notice day for the March contract, said brokers.
March raw sugar contract fell 0.09 cent to 26.38 per lb at 11:15 am. Trading range from 26.20 to 26.88 cents. Sugar reversed lower as the market looked for direction, said dealers. Benchmark May cocoa contract rose $15 to $3,106 per tonne at 11:10 am. Trading band from $3,062 to $3,109. US cocoa futures were firm in light dealings as the market continued to consolidate, said traders.