
Sep ICE NY cocoa (CCU23) on Tuesday closed -143 (-4.11%), and Sep ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU23) closed -47 (-1.76%).
Cocoa prices Tuesday settled sharply lower, with NY cocoa falling to a 3-week low and London cocoa falling to a 2-week low. Cocoa prices sold off Tuesday on reports that heavy rain ended and that weather conditions improved in West Africa, which should benefit cocoa crop growth and fieldwork.