
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25) on Friday closed up +205 (+2.52%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25) closed up +142 (+2.66%).
Cocoa prices today are sharply higher due to concerns about dry weather in West Africa. According to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, rainfall in the Ivory Coast and Ghana this season remains below the 30-year average, and combined with high temperatures, risks hurting cocoa pod development for the main crop harvest that starts in October.