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NY Cocoa Prices Surge But Remain Below Record Highs

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) on Tuesday closed up +309 (+3.12%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed up +36 (+0.44%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday settled higher, with NY cocoa rallying sharply as prices consolidate just below their recent all-time highs. Gains in London cocoa were limited...

Barchart · Apr 9, 2024

Cocoa Prices Rally But Remain Below Record Highs

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is up +304 (+3.07%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is up +36 (+0.44%). Cocoa prices this morning are stronger, with NY cocoa sharply higher as prices consolidate just below their recent all-time highs. Gains in London cocoa are limited...

Barchart · Apr 9, 2024

Senegal’s democratic transition ‘sends positive message to other regimes’, says French FM Séjourné

At the end of a three-day tour that took him successively to Kenya, Rwanda and Ivory Coast, France's Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné spoke to FRANCE 24 and RFI about relations with Rwanda, reform of the CFA franc, France's military presence in Africa and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

France 24 · Apr 8, 2024

Cocoa Prices Finish Sharply Higher on Scarce Global Cocoa Supplies

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) on Friday closed up +333 (+3.52%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed up +259 (+3.35%). Cocoa prices Friday moved sharply higher as they consolidated below this week's all-time highs. On Tuesday, NY cocoa and London cocoa posted new all-time highs on...

Barchart · Apr 5, 2024

Cocoa Prices Sharply Higher as Global Supply Concerns Persist

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is up +364 (+3.85%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is up +297 (+3.84%). Cocoa prices this morning are sharply higher as they consolidate below this week's all-time highs. On Tuesday, NY cocoa and London cocoa posted new all-time highs...

Barchart · Apr 5, 2024

The failure of Ivory Coast's ban on skin-lightening products

How the ban on skin-lightening products in Ivory Coast has not stopped thousands of women from buying these creams. This as health officials warn of risks such as diabetes and hypertension. Also we head to the Anbar region in Iraq which is undergoing massive reconstruction after the collapse of the…

France 24 · Apr 5, 2024

Cocoa Prices Hit by Long Liquidation Pressure for a Second Day

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) on Thursday closed down -62 (-0.65%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed down -130 (-1.65%). Cocoa prices Thursday retreated for a second day and posted 1-1/2 week lows. Long liquidation in cocoa emerged Wednesday and continued Thursday after the Ivory Coast...

Barchart · Apr 4, 2024

Cocoa Prices Weighed Down by Long Liquidation Pressures

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is up +79 (+0.83%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is down -130 (-1.65%). Cocoa prices this morning are mixed as they extended Wednesday's sharp losses down to 1-1/2 week lows. Long liquidation in cocoa emerged Wednesday and continued today...

Barchart · Apr 4, 2024

Cocoa Prices Close Sharply Lower on Long Liquidation Pressure

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) on Wednesday closed down -425 (-4.27%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed down -517 (-6.17%). Cocoa prices Wednesday sold off sharply to 1-week lows. The recent parabolic rally in cocoa has caused prices to reach overbought conditions, which sparked some long...

Barchart · Apr 3, 2024

Cocoa Prices Retreat as Overbought Conditions Spark Long Liquidation Pressure

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is down -437 (-4.39%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is down -517 (-6.17%). Cocoa prices this morning are sharply lower, with NY and London cocoa falling to 1-week lows. The recent parabolic rally in cocoa has caused prices to...

Barchart · Apr 3, 2024