date:Jan 04, 2013
e at $1.494 a pound, the biggest gain since Sept. 10. Prices dropped 37 percent last year.
Cocoa futures for March delivery advanced 1 percent to close at $2,259 a metric ton in New York, capping the first increase since Dec. 14. Prices rose 6 percent last year.
Cotton futures for March delivery added 0.3 percent to settle at 75.36 cents a pound on ICE. The fiber fell 18 percent in 2012.
Orange-juice futures for March delivery slid 0.6 percent to close at $1.166 a pound in New York. Prices ar