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Rich Asplund

Cocoa Prices Close Sharply Lower as Cocoa Production Prospects Improve

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24) on Thursday closed down -348 (-3.94%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24) closed down -94 (-1.46%).

Cocoa prices fell sharply on Thursday due to an improved outlook for the next cocoa season in West Africa.  The end of the El Nino weather pattern and a potential shift to a La Nina pattern should boost precipitation in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, increasing soil moisture levels and cocoa yields.

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