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Cocoa Prices Retreat on the Outlook for Ivory Coast Cocoa Production to Recover

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -473 (-6.12%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is down -194 (-3.05%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower, with NY cocoa sliding to a 5-week low. The outlook for Ivory Coast cocoa production to improve is weighing on prices....

Barchart · Jul 1, 2024

Arabica Coffee Slides on Weakness in the Brazilian Real

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is down -2.50 (-0.79%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is up +31 (+0.77%). Coffee prices today are mixed, with arabica falling to a 2-1/2 week low. A slumping Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) is undercut coffee prices as the real today posted a...

Barchart · Jul 1, 2024

Cocoa Closes Sharply Higher as ICE Inventories Retreat

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Friday closed up +458 (+6.30%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +365 (+5.10%). Cocoa prices Friday finished sharply higher, recovering most of Thursday's sharp losses. The price movement in cocoa remains highly volatile, and little news can move prices...

Barchart · Jun 28, 2024

EVs Still Have More Quality Problems. Here's Why

J.D. Power's newest Initial Quality Study shows that EVs and PHEVs have more issues than ICE cars. It's not the powertrain that's causing problems.

InsideEVs · Jun 27, 2024

Judge Concludes NBC's Allegations of "Mass Hysterectomies" by Doctor at ICE Facility Were False, May Have Been Knowingly/Recklessly False

From Amin v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC, decided today by Judge Lisa Godbey Wood (S.D. Ga.): NBC published multiple reports about allegations that Plaintiff, Dr. Mahendra Amin, performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Georgia. NBC reported allegations that Dr. Amin performed hysterectomies…

Reason · Jun 27, 2024

Cocoa Prices Settle Sharply Lower on Beneficial Rain in West Africa

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Thursday closed down -517 (-6.64%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed down -654 (-8.37%). Cocoa prices Thursday sold off sharply, with London cocoa falling to a 4-week low. Favorable weather has moved into West Africa and is undercutting cocoa prices....

Barchart · Jun 27, 2024

Arabica Coffee Closes Higher on Production Concerns in Brazil

September arabica coffee (KCU24) on Thursday closed up +2.00 (+0.89%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24) closed down -12 (-0.30%). Coffee prices Thursday settled mixed. Arabica coffee garnered support Thursday after coffee cooperative Expocacer said Brazil's coffee farmers are picking smaller-than-usual beans this harvest after coffee trees went through a...

Barchart · Jun 27, 2024

Cocoa Prices Plunge on West African Showers

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -560 (-7.19%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is down -804 (-10.29%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower, with London cocoa falling to a 4-week low. Favorable weather has moved into West Africa and is undercutting cocoa prices. Forecaster...

Barchart · Jun 27, 2024

Arabica Coffee Gains on Production Concerns in Brazil

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is up +0.75 (+0.33%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is down -16 (-0.39%). Coffee prices today are mixed. Arabica coffee garnered support today after coffee cooperative Expocacer said Brazil's coffee farmers are picking smaller-than-usual beans this harvest after coffee trees went through...

Barchart · Jun 27, 2024

Cocoa Prices Under Pressure as Growing Conditions Improve in West Africa

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Wednesday closed down -58 (-0.74%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +3 (+0.04%). Cocoa prices Wednesday settled mixed. Cocoa is under pressure from reports of beneficial growing weather in the Ivory Coast and Ghana that should boost cocoa production....

Barchart · Jun 26, 2024