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September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -44 (-0.50%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is down -66 (-1.02%). Cocoa prices today are moderately lower as the outlook for the next cocoa season in West Africa has improved. The end of the El Nino weather pattern...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Tuesday closed up +131 (+1.50%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed up +10 (+0.15%). Cocoa prices Tuesday moved higher as a slide in the dollar index (DXY00) to a 1-week low sparked some short covering in cocoa futures. However, a...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +194 (+2.22%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24) is up +16 (+0.25%). Cocoa prices today are moving higher as a weaker dollar sparked some short covering in cocoa futures. However, a rally in the British pound (^GBPUSD ) to a...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Monday closed down -367 (-4.03%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -219 (-3.27%). Cocoa prices Monday sold off sharply on optimism that West African cocoa production will recover despite recent below-average precipitation. Farmers in the Ivory Coast report that...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -359 (-3.95%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is down -191 (-2.85%). Cocoa prices today are retreating on optimism that West African cocoa production will recover despite recent below-average precipitation. Farmers in the Ivory Coast report that cocoa crops...

Ghana’s El Anatsui’s exquisite metal masterpieces sing of tragedy, humanity and hope; compatriot Ibrahim Mahama digs deep into colonial labour; and Ukrainian photography bears witness in the festival’s most urgent show

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Friday closed up +920 (+11.25%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed up +346 (+5.45%). Cocoa prices on Friday soared, with NY cocoa posting a 7-week high on concern that dry weather in West Africa could curb the region's cocoa production....

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +929 (+11.36%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +340 (+5.36%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher, with NY cocoa posting a 7-week high on concern dry weather in West Africa could curb the region's cocoa production. Forecaster...

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September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Thursday closed down -408 (-4.75%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -246 (-3.73%). Cocoa prices Thursday sold off sharply after Cameroon's National Cocoa and Coffee Board reported that 2023/24 (Aug/July) Cameroon cocoa production rose +1.2% y/y to 266,725. Cameroon...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -268 (-3.12%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is down -237 (-3.59%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower after Cameroon's National Cocoa and Coffee Board reported that 2023/24 (Aug/July) Cameroon cocoa production rose +1.2% y/y to 266,725. Cameroon is...