The Latest Breaking News from Ivory Coast

Dollar Strength Undercuts Cocoa Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Monday closed down -140 (-1.74%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed down -61 (-0.97%). Cocoa prices fell on Monday due to a stronger dollar. Cocoa prices have been on the defensive over the past seven weeks and fell to 4-1/2 month...

Barchart · Mar 31, 2025

Cocoa Prices Pressured as Supply Concerns Ease

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is down -76 (-0.95%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is down -49 (-0.78%). Cocoa prices today are moderately lower, weighed down by a stronger dollar. Cocoa prices have been on the defensive over the past seven weeks and fell to...

Barchart · Mar 31, 2025

Fairer chocolate trade ‘transforming mothers’ lives in Ivorian cocoa villages’

Women in the African nation’s cocoa villages face acute challenges, including gender inequality, economic exclusion and limited access to healthcare.

Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2025

Cocoa Prices Consolidate Recent Losses

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is up +46 (+0.58%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is up +83 (+1.34%). Cocoa prices today are consolidating above recent lows. Gains in London cocoa accelerated today when the British pound (^GBPUSD) fell to a 2-week low, boosting cocoa that...

Barchart · Mar 26, 2025

Cocoa Prices Slip on Beneficial Weather in West Africa

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Tuesday closed down -84 (-1.04%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed down -128 (-2.03%). Cocoa prices settled moderately lower on Tuesday as favorable weather in West Africa aids pod developments and should boost yields for the upcoming mid-crop cocoa harvest. Cocoa...

Barchart · Mar 25, 2025

Favorable West African Weather Weighs on Cocoa Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is down -56 (-0.69%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is down -88 (-1.39%). Cocoa prices today are moderately lower as favorable weather in West Africa aids pod developments and should boost yields for the upcoming mid-crop cocoa harvest. Cocoa prices...

Barchart · Mar 25, 2025

Cocoa Prices Soar as Ivory Coast Cocoa Exports Slow

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Monday closed up +314 (+4.04%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed up +243 (+4.00%). Cocoa prices on Monday finished sharply higher as concerns about slowing Ivory Coast cocoa exports sparked short covering in cocoa futures. Monday's government data showed that Ivory...

Barchart · Mar 24, 2025

Slowing Ivory Coast Cocoa Exports Boosts Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is up +340 (+4.38%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is up +246 (+4.05%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher as short covering emerged on concerns about slowing Ivory Coast cocoa exports. Today's government data showed that Ivory Coast farmers shipped...

Barchart · Mar 24, 2025

Cocoa Prices Tumble as the Supply Outlook Improves

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is down -374 (-4.63%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is down -233 (3.74%). Cocoa prices today tumbled to 4-1/4 month lows. Cocoa prices have been on the defensive over the past five weeks on an improving supply outlook. On February...

Barchart · Mar 21, 2025

Dollar Strength Weighs on Cocoa Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Thursday closed down -50 (-0.62%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed unchanged. Cocoa prices Thursday gave up an early advance and turned lower after a rally in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 1-1/2 week high sparked long liquidation in...

Barchart · Mar 20, 2025