The Latest Breaking News from Ivory Coast

Adequate Supplies Pressure Cocoa Prices

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -210 (-3.51%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -126 (-2.88%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today and dropped to 1-week lows, as near-term supplies are seen as adequate. Cocoa prices have been under pressure over the past...

Barchart · Sep 17

Cocoa Prices Consolidate Below 11.5-Month Highs

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +56 (+0.95%) on Wednesday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +63 (+1.46%). Cocoa prices settled higher on Wednesday as they continue to trade sideways between last Tuesday’s 3-week low and the 11.5-month high from August 31. Gains in...

Barchart · Sep 16

Cocoa Prices Trade Sideways Below 11.5-Month Highs

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is up +57 (+0.96%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +64 (+1.48%). Cocoa prices are moving higher today as they continue to trade sideways between last Tuesday’s 3-week low and the 11.5-month high from August 31. Gains in London...

Barchart · Sep 16

Bigger Supplies from the Ivory Coast Knock Cocoa Prices Lower

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -201 (-2.97%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -44 (-0.91%). Cocoa prices are retreating today, with London cocoa falling from an 11-month high. Cocoa prices came under pressure today on bigger supplies from the Ivory Coast. Cumulative...

Barchart · Sep 1

Angélique Kidjo makes Hollywood history as first Black African on Walk of Fame

Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo celebrates her global legacy with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first dedicated to a Black African. Also, in Nigeria, the town of Ogijo has more lead-recycling factories than anywhere else in Africa, supplying the American auto industry at a heavy cost…

France 24 · Aug 19

Cocoa Prices Fall on Exceptional Growing Conditions in West Africa

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) closed down -139 (-2.30%) on Tuesday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -82 (-1.91%). Cocoa prices settled lower on Tuesday amid reports of exceptional growing conditions in the Ivory Coast and Ghana. The favorable weather has fostered new flowering on...

Barchart · Aug 18

Favorable West African Weather Weighs on Cocoa Prices

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) is down -139 (-2.30%) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -87 (-2.02%). Cocoa prices are under pressure today on reports of exceptional growing conditions in the Ivory Coast and Ghana. The favorable weather has fostered new flowering on cocoa...

Barchart · Aug 18

DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province

In tonight's edition: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading, with the virus now confirmed in a sixth province, raising fresh concerns about new infections and the challenges facing health teams. Meanwhile, the migration crisis between Morocco and Spain continues, as Moroccan authorities step up security…

France 24 · Aug 14

Cocoa Prices Retreat on Beneficial West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) closed down -278 (-4.78%) on Tuesday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -179 (-4.21%). Cocoa prices fell to 1-week lows on Tuesday and settled sharply lower. Cocoa prices retreated on reports of exceptional growing conditions in the Ivory Coast and...

Barchart · Aug 11

Exceptional Growing Conditions in West Africa Weigh on Cocoa Prices

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) is down -291 (-5.00%) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -188 (-4.42%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today, falling to 1-week lows. Cocoa prices are sliding on reports of exceptional growing conditions in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, which...

Barchart · Aug 11