
Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23) on Tuesday closed +193 (+4.78%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23) closed +20 (+0.57%).
Cocoa prices on Tuesday closed higher, with NY cocoa rallying sharply to a 46-year nearest-futures high. Cocoa prices are soaring on concern that current cocoa production will be unable to replenish supplies to avoid a global deficit. Also, ICE-monitored cocoa inventories held in U.S. ports have declined steadily since June and posted a 2-1/2 year low Tuesday.