Raw sugar futures on ICE were slightly lower on Thursday in a modest retreat after rising for three straight sessions as the market awaited the release of Brazilian harvest data. July raw sugar fell 0.08 cent, or 0.5 percent, to 15.76 cents per lb. (1LB = 0.4535924 KG). The front month contract had risen by 2.6 percent on Wednesday. harvest data for centre-south Brazil was due to be issued by growers’ association UNICA on Thursday covering the second half of April. crush was expected to have been 26 million tonnes, down 28 percent, year-on-year.