Arabica futures dipped early on Thursday but remained near Wednesday's 13-1/4 year high, within sight of the key $2 a lb level, while raw sugar rose to a 6-month top and London cocoa touched a one-year low. ICE second-month coffee was down 1.8 cent or 0.9 percent at 192.75 cents a lb at 1417 GMT. ICE front-month raw sugar futures were up 0.49 cent or 2.3 percent at 21.87 cents a lb, having earlier hit a new 6-month high of 21.88 cents.
ICE second-month cocoa futures were down $42 or 1.5 percent at $2,694 per tonne.