
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24) Friday closed up +132 (+1.36%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24) closed down -62 (-0.98%).
NY cocoa prices settled mixed on Friday, with NY cocoa posting a 2-month high as dry weather in West Africa could curb the region's cocoa production. Forecaster Maxar Technologies recently said that top cocoa-producing countries Ivory Coast and Ghana had seen a "significant decrease in shower activity" over the past month, leading to below-normal soil moisture and limited crop growth.