SOFTS-Coffee prices rise as tariffs halt US-Brazil trade

LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Coffee futures on ICE rose on Thursday, with little sign of any easing in trade tensions between the United States and Brazil, while sugar prices were also higher.

COFFEE

* Arabica coffee futures KCc1 rose a marginal 0.1% to $2.9380 per lb by 1322 GMT.

* Dealers said the market continued to derive support from low certified stocks.

* They noted, however, the upside continued to be capped by concerns that a rise in retail prices in recent weeks is likely to curb demand.

* Coffee trade between Brazil and the U.S. remained frozen after the imposition of a 50% import tariff by the world's largest consumer this week.

* However, coffee loaded in Brazil by August 6 can enter the U.S. without paying the tariff, provided arrival is by October 6.

* Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Reuters on Wednesday that he saw no room for direct talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

* Robusta coffee LRCc2 rose 0.4% to $3,352 a ton.

* Coffee trading in Vietnam slowed at the end of the crop season this week owing to low stockpiles and weaker demand, traders said on Thursday, adding that heavy rains were recorded in Indonesia's coffee growing area in the middle of the harvest.

SUGAR

* Raw sugar SBc1 ​​​rose 1.1% to 16.18 cents per lb, boosted by concerns that sugar production in the key Centre-South region of Brazil may be lower this season than previously expected.

* "Given earlier weather concerns and the underperformance of cumulative ATR (sugar content in harvested cane) in the season thus far, risks to forecasts for Brazil’s sugar production in 2025/26 remain skewed towards the downside," Rabobank said in a note.

* Brazil exported 3.59 million tons of sugar in July, down 5% from the same month last year, government data showed on Wednesday.

* White sugar LSUc1 gained 0.9% to $466.30 a ton.

COCOA

* London cocoa LCCc2 fell 1.2% to 5,345 pounds a ton.

* New York cocoa CCc2 lost 0.15% to $7,826 a ton.