SOFTS-Arabica coffee hits 4-1/2 month high, cocoa also up

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Arabica coffee futures on ICE rose to a 4-1/2 month high on Monday, boosted by tight supply in the U.S., while cocoa prices also climbed.

COFFEE

* Arabica coffee KCc2 was up 0.9% at $3.9995 per lb by 1108 GMT after setting a 4-1/2 month high of $4.0160.

* Dealers said the market was supported by fund buying against the backdrop of tight supplies in the U.S. following the imposition of a 50% tariff on shipments from Brazil.

* Arabica coffee speculators raised their net long position by 3,092 contracts to 22,539 in the week to September 9, data showed.

* Robusta coffee LRCc2 rose 2.5% to $4,716 a metric ton.

COCOA

* London cocoa LCCc2 gained 0.7% to 5,144 pounds per ton.

* Dealers said the market continued to derive support from concerns about crops in West Africa where diseases such as black pod remain a significant concern.

* New York cocoa CCc2 rose 2.3% to $7,593 a ton.

* Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached 1.686 million metric tons by September 14 since the start of the season on October 1, down from 1.733 million tons from the same period last season, exporters estimated on Monday.

SUGAR

* Raw sugar SBc1 ​​rose 0.2% to 15.82 cents per lb.

* Dealers said the market looked set to trade in a range of around 15.50 to 16.00 cents per lb in the near future, with the scope for any major advance in prices limited by favourable crop prospects in India and Thailand.

* White sugar LSUc1 was up 0.2% at $486 a ton, with the focus on the expiry of the October contract on Monday.

* Pakistan has issued a new international tender to purchase 100,000 metric tons of white refined sugar and is believed to have bought 100,000 tons in a tender last week, European traders said.