The Latest Breaking News from Ivory Coast

Cocoa Prices Settle Sharply Higher Amid a Lack of Liquidity

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Friday closed up +582 (+7.70%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +332 (+5.06%). Cocoa prices recovered from 6-week lows on Friday and rallied sharply. Gains in London cocoa were smaller than that of NY cocoa after the British pound...

Barchart · May 3, 2024

Cocoa Prices Whipsaw Sharply Higher as Volatility Continues

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is up +561 (+7.42%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24) is up +348 (+5.31%). Cocoa prices this morning recovered from 6-week lows and are sharply higher. Gains in London cocoa were smaller than that of NY cocoa after the British pound...

Barchart · May 3, 2024

Cocoa Prices Plummet as the Downside Correction Continues

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24) on Thursday closed down -721 (-8.70%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed down -695 (-9.59%). Cocoa prices plummeted to 6-week lows on Thursday as the downside correction in prices from recent record highs continues. Due to record-high prices, many commercial firms and...

Barchart · May 2, 2024

Cocoa Prices Fall Back on Dollar Strength

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is down -129 (-1.19%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is down -153 (-1.591%). Cocoa prices this morning are moderately lower as a stronger dollar (DXY00 ) has fueled long liquidation pressures in cocoa futures. Cocoa also has a negative...

Barchart · Apr 26, 2024

Cocoa Prices Post Moderate Losses on Larger Nigerian Cocoa Exports

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Thursday closed down -213 (-1.93%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed down -174 (-1.78%). Cocoa prices Thursday gave up an early advance and fell sharply on increased cocoa supplies. Nigeria, the world's fifth largest cocoa producer, reported Thursday that its...

Barchart · Apr 25, 2024

Cocoa Prices Give Up Early Gains as Nigerian Cocoa Exports Increase

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is down -451 (-4.09%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is down -202 (-2.06%). Cocoa prices today gave up an early advance and fell sharply on an increase in cocoa supplies. Nigeria, the world's fifth largest cocoa producer, reported today...

Barchart · Apr 25, 2024

Cocoa Prices End Sharply Higher as Global Supplies Expected to Remain Tight

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) on Wednesday closed up +459 (+4.34%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed up +336 (+3.55%). Cocoa prices Wednesday rallied sharply on the outlook for global cocoa supplies to remain tight in the near term. Recent volatility in cocoa prices has made...

Barchart · Apr 24, 2024

Cocoa Prices Jump as Global Supplies Expected to Remain Tight in the Near Term

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is up +365 (+3.45%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is up +339 (+3.59%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher on the outlook for global cocoa supplies to remain tight in the near term. Recent volatility in cocoa prices has...

Barchart · Apr 24, 2024

Chocolate prices have exploded—as has the wealth of Mars and Ferrero family empires, outsizing two of the world's top cocoa-producing countries

The collective wealth of the Ferrero and Mars families beats the summed-up GDPs of Ghana and Ivory Coast, Oxfam's report said.

Fortune · Apr 24, 2024

Cocoa Plunges as Prices Correct Lower from Record Highs

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) on Tuesday closed down -582 (-5.21%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed down -482 (-4.85%). Cocoa prices fell sharply for a second session on Tuesday as the market corrected lower from the recent rally to all-time highs. Cocoa prices have seen...

Barchart · Apr 23, 2024