
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24) Friday closed down -269 (-3.13%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24) closed down -202 (-2.87%).
Cocoa prices Friday retreated after the Ivory Coast cocoa regulator said Thursday it had resumed some forward sales for the 2024/25 cocoa crop to buyers with domestic processing plants. Due to production concerns, the Ivory Coast halted forward sales of the 2024/25 Ivory Coast cocoa crop six months ago.