US: White sugar drops by 1 percent after 6-month peak; Robusta coffee goes up

(Reuters) - White sugar ended up 1% lower on the ICE on Thursday after reaching a six-month high earlier in the session amid uncertainty over production in India and Thailand, while robusta coffee rose. SUGAR *May white sugar fell 6.10, or 1.0%, to $597.80 a tonne after setting a six-month high of $608.10. * Traders say the fundamental scenario remains more optimistic than pessimistic, with many questions unanswered about production from major producers in India and Thailand. * Looking ahead, however, trading company Czarnikow said it expects sugar production in Brazil, the top producer, to be 37.6m tonnes this season, the second highest on record. * Raw sugar for May was down 25 cents, or 1.2%, to 20.89 cents a pound. COFFEE * Robusta coffee for May closed up $12, or 0.6%, at $2,124 a tonne, hitting more than a month lows on Monday. * ...