
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26) on Wednesday closed down -102 (-3.15%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26) closed down -74 (-3.08%).
Cocoa prices sold off sharply on Wednesday to 2.5-week lows. Wednesday's stronger dollar weighed on cocoa prices along with the outlook for a bumper West African cocoa crop. Farmers in the Ivory Coast and Ghana have reported that consistent rains have boosted pod development on cocoa trees.