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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

Cocoa Prices Slip as the Dollar Rallies

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is down -67 (-0.83%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is down -33 (-0.53%). Cocoa prices today 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...

Barchart · Mar 20, 2025

NY Cocoa Prices Settle Higher as Ivory Coast Cocoa Exports Slow

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Monday closed up +138 (+1.66%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed down -3 (-0.05%). Cocoa prices on Monday settled mixed. Concern about slowing Ivory Coast cocoa exports is a supportive factor for cocoa prices. While government data Monday showed Ivory Coast...

Barchart · Mar 10, 2025

NY Cocoa Prices Rise on Slowing Ivory Coast Cocoa Exports

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is up +11 (+0.13%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is down -53 (-0.81%). Cocoa prices today are mixed. Concern about slowing Ivory Coast cocoa exports is a supportive factor for cocoa prices. While government data today showed Ivory Coast farmers...

Barchart · Mar 10, 2025

Nigeria Seeks To Cash In On Soaring Cocoa Prices

Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease.

International Business Times · Mar 9, 2025

India bans drugs blamed for opioid crisis in West Africa

Aveo Pharmaceuticals is accused of illegally exporting banned combination of tapentadol and carisoprodol to Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

NY Cocoa Prices Rise on Crop Concerns

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) on Tuesday closed up +142 (+1.40%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed down -23 (-0.29%). NY cocoa prices closed higher on Tuesday on continued West African cocoa crop concerns. Cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast are reporting that the mid-crop harvest...

Barchart · Feb 18, 2025

NY Cocoa Prices Are Higher on Crop Concerns

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +153 (+1.51%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is down -23 (-0.29%). NY cocoa prices are trading higher today on continued West African cocoa crop concerns. Cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast are reporting that the mid-crop harvest prospects...

Barchart · Feb 18, 2025

Cocoa Prices Fall Back After This Week's Rally

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is down -245 (-2.36%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is down -156 (-1.91%). Cocoa prices fell back today after the rally seen earlier this week. Coffee prices rallied earlier this week due to West African cocoa crop concerns. Cocoa farmers...

Barchart · Feb 14, 2025