
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) Friday closed up +41 (+0.35%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed up +3 (+0.03%).
Cocoa prices Friday settled higher after the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) said a survey of global cocoa stockpiles at the end of the 2023/24 season was at 1.041 MMT, down -36% y/y and lower than a previous estimate of 1.3 MMT. The survey signals that the ICO's 2023/24 global cocoa deficit estimate of -478,000 MT may be even more significant than initially projected.