Coffee futures rose to five-month highs on Thursday, buoyed by crop concerns in top producers Brazil and Vietnam, while white sugar surged to a 9-1/2-month peak.
COFFEE
* Robusta coffee ICEEUR:RC2! gained 1.1% to $3,811 a metric ton by 1310 GMT after climbing to a five-month peak of $3,920.
* Dealers noted there were concerns about the prospects for the 2026/27 crop in top robusta producer Vietnam.
* "This year's irregular rainfall and extreme heat have increased fungal diseases, raising concerns about production," one trader in Vietnam said.
* Vietnam exported 1.1 million metric tons of coffee in the first half of 2026, up 9.7% from the same period a year earlier, the government said in a statement on Thursday.
* Arabica coffee ICEUS:KC1! fell 1.1% to $3.0645 per lb after hitting a five-month high of $3.1680 earlier in the session.
* Dealers said harvest delays in top producer Brazil has helped fuel the recent rise in prices.
* "Farmers have apparently become reluctant to sell as they try to assess the damage from the rain. Old crop supplies are tight, and the slow harvest it not helping alleviate that situation," said broker ADMIS in a market update.
SUGAR
* White sugar ICEUS:SF1! gained 1.1% to $488.40 a ton after setting a 9-1/2-month high of $490.
* Dealers said the market was supported by concerns that hot, dry weather could curb production in the European Union.
* A prolonged drought is threatening sugar output in France, the European Union's largest producer, with no rain forecast in key beet regions over the next two weeks, growers said.
* Raw sugar ICEUS:SB1! rose 0.8% to 15.10 cents per lb.
COCOA
* London cocoa ICEEUR:C2! fell 2.15% to £3,735 a ton.
* Dealers said the recent run-up in prices had at least temporarily stalled, but the market remained underpinned by the prospect of lower production in top grower Ivory Coast in the upcoming 2026/27 season.
* New York cocoa ICEUS:CC1! lost 1.6% to $5,012 a ton.