CIJENE KAKAA NA BURZI U NEW YORKU

CIJENE KAKAOA NA BURZI U NEW YORK-U SAD - KAKAO Trgovačke spot cijene 26. ožujka 1997. minimalne količine vagona, cijene u am. dolarima po toni posljednja Ghana Maincrop 1676.00 N Ivory Maincrop Maincrop 1649.00 N Bahia superior Superior 1639.00 N Sanchez FAQ FAQ 1506.00 N Sulwaesi SAQ FAQ 1473.00 N Arriba Superior Superior 1498.00 N Malaysia 110 1531.00 N Liquor Ecuador 2167.00 N Liquor Brazil 2333.00 N Maslac African 4130.00 N Maslac drugi 4041.00 N Natural Cake 10/12% 550.00 N NEW YORK - Kakao cijene pri zatvaranju burze 26. ožujka 1997. MJE POSLJ OTVA NAJ NAJ ZATVA NAGO EDNJA RANJE VIŠA NIŽA RANJE DBE MAY7 1463 1461 1475 1457 1457 1461 JUL7 1490 1490 1500 1485 1485 1489 SEP7 1512 1517 1525 1510 1512 1512 DEC7 1528 1537 1538 1528 1528 1528 MAR8 1555 1558 1555 1555 1551 1556 MAY8 1575 1571 1573 JUL8 1610 1597 1597 SEP8 1612 1612 DEC8 1636 1636 MAR9 CSCE cocoa ends up, but off session highs NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuter) - CSCE cocoa futures ended higher in sluggish dealings on Wednesday, bolstered by local buying and light speculative interest, market sources said. Selling pressure by the trade, however, pared gains and kept the May contract from breaching key technical resistance at $1,475 a tonne, they added. May futures peaked at $1,475 early on, but finished at $1,461, up $16 a tonne on the day. May reached a low of $1,457. Second-month July gained $18, to $1,489, while the remaining months were up $7 to $17. A downturn in the U.S. dollar against the British pound also buoyed CSCE cocoa, as arbitrage favored cheaper prices on the dollar-denominated New York market, traders said. But despite today's gains, dealers said the market appeared to be trading sideways in a range between $1,425 and $1,475 basis May, with interest in cocoa futures falling off. They noted the day's turnover was fairly light at an estimated 7,947 lots, down from Tuesday's official tally of 8,153 lots. "We are in a range," one trader said. "We've been up here before and we're not exploding or attracting a lot of fund participation." Abundant cocoa supplies and the improved prospects for the Ivory Coast midcrop after beneficial rains could keep a lid on the market, some traders said. "There is plenty of cocoa and it tempers the roaring bulls out here," another trader said. But Refco analyst Ann Prendergast said a global cocoa deficit in 1996/97 and strong consumption should underpin the market. "The Ivorian crop is not going to be larger than last year," she said. "With a deficit and growing consumption we could see a shortage in cocoa." Technically, traders said a breach of $1,475 basis May contract could lead to a test of $1,490. On the downside, near-term support was seen around $1,450. 270958 MET mar 97