
Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23) on Monday closed -49 (-1.20%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23) closed -97 (-2.71%).
Cocoa prices on Monday posted moderate losses. Weakness in cocoa butter prices prompted long liquidation in cocoa futures after cocoa butter prices fell to a 1-week low Monday. Losses in London cocoa futures accelerated Monday after the British pound (^GBPUSD) rallied to a 2-1/4 month high. Strength in the pound undercuts cocoa priced in sterling.