Raw sugar slips from 7-month high; coffee, cocoa also fall.

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

Raw sugar futures fell on Wednesday, slipping from a seven-month peak as fund selling and a weaker Brazilian currency offset fresh signs of lower output from the top grower, while arabica coffee turned lower after setting a 3-1/2 month high. March raw sugar was down 0.20 cent or 1.5 percent at 12.78 cents per lb by 1420 GMT, after earlier touching 13.14 cents, the highest for the front month since early March. A sharp decline in Brazil's real currency boosted selling. A weaker real...

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