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Rich Asplund

Cocoa Prices Gain on the Outlook for Tighter Supplies from Ghana

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26) is up +58 (+0.97%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26) is up +55 (+1.27%).

Cocoa prices are moving higher today on carryover support from last Wednesday when Ghana’s cocoa industry regulator proposed raising cocoa farmers’ pay by +6% for the 2026/27 season. The proposed increase could push Ghana's cocoa farmers to withhold sales and seek higher prices for their cocoa sales. Gains in London cocoa accelerated today after the British pound (^GBPUSD) fell to a 5-week low. A weaker pound boosts cocoa priced in sterling.

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