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July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is down -56 (-0.51%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -3 (-0.03%). Cocoa prices today gave up an early advance and turned lower, with NY cocoa falling from a 3-1/2 month nearest-futures high. An increase in cocoa inventories sparked...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Monday closed up +76 (+0.70%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -74 (-0.96%). Cocoa prices on Monday settled mixed. Supply concerns are supporting cocoa prices as the pace of Ivory Coast cocoa exports has slowed. Monday's government data showed that...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is up +87 (+0.80%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -56 (-0.72%). Cocoa prices today are mixed. Supply concerns are supporting cocoa prices as the pace of Ivory Coast cocoa exports has slowed. Today's government data showed that Ivory...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Friday closed up +641 (+6.25%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed up +385 (+5.24%). Cocoa prices soared Friday, with NY cocoa posting a 3-1/4 month nearest-futures high and London cocoa posting a 3-month high. Weather concerns in West Africa are the...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is up +633 (+6.17%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is up +385 (+5.24%). Cocoa prices are soaring today, with NY cocoa posting a 3-1/4 month nearest-futures high and London cocoa posting a 3-month high. Weather concerns in West Africa are...

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July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Tuesday closed up +407 (+4.78%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed up +124 (+1.96%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply Tuesday as a decline in the dollar index (DXY00 ) prompted short covering in cocoa futures. Signs that improved weather conditions in West...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is up +360 (+4.23%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is up +72 (+1.14%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher today as a decline in the dollar index (DXY00 ) has prompted short covering in cocoa futures. Signs that improved weather conditions...

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July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Monday closed down -359 (-4.04%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) did not trade with markets in the UK closed for the May Day holiday. Cocoa prices on Monday fell sharply on signs that improved weather conditions in West Africa benefited the...