
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25) Monday closed down -85 (-0.83%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25) closed down -22 (-0.32%).
Cocoa prices retreated on Monday due to the outlook for additional rainfall in West Africa, which is improving the prospects for the region's cocoa crop. Weather forecasts are calling for showers to continue through this week in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's two largest cocoa-producing countries.