
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24) on Wednesday closed down -44 (-0.54%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24) closed down -121 (-1.85%).
Cocoa prices on Wednesday settled moderately lower due to an improving 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 is set to boost precipitation in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, boosting soil moisture levels and increasing cocoa yields.