Raw sugar prices inch up as Brazilian output falls.

Raw sugar futures on ICE rose on Wednesday, lifted by data indicating that Brazilian sugar production dropped in the first half of this month, while coffee and cocoa prices slipped.

October raw sugar settled up 0.08 cent, or 0.7 percent, at 12.06 cents per lb, supported by constructive Brazilian data, dealers said. Sugar output from Brazil's center-south region slumped 19 percent in the first half of July, cane industry group Unica said. In addition...

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