
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26) on Friday closed up +411 (+8.07%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25) closed up +164 (+4.34%).
Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Friday and posted 1-week highs. Cocoa price surged on Friday after the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) cut its global 2024/25 cocoa surplus estimate to 49,000 MT from a previous estimate of 142,000 MT and lowered its global 2024/25 cocoa production estimate to 4.69 MMT from a prior estimate of 4.84 MMT.