
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24) this morning is down -86 (-1.07%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24) is up +17 (+0.25%).
Cocoa prices this morning are mixed. A stronger dollar today induced some long liquidation in cocoa futures after the dollar index rose (DXY00) to a 2-1/2 week high. Also, the action by ICE Futures to raise margin requirements to trade cocoa futures sparked long liquidation as the higher margins make it costlier to maintain trading positions.