The Latest Breaking News from Ivory Coast

Quality Concerns of the Ivory Coast Mid-Crop Boosts Cocoa Prices

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Friday closed up +77 (+2.57%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +66 (+2.83%). Cocoa prices Friday rallied sharply to contract highs. Quality concerns of the Ivory Coast mid-crop are supporting cocoa prices. Farmers have reported poor cocoa quality, with...

Barchart · May 19, 2023

Cocoa Prices Mixed on Dollar Strength and British Pound Weakness

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Thursday closed down -9 (-0.30%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +29 (+1.26%). Cocoa prices Thursday settled mixed. NY cocoa was under pressure Thursday from a stronger dollar as the dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 1-3/4 month...

Barchart · May 18, 2023

Cocoa Prices Underpinned by Poor Quality of Ivory Coast Mid-Crop

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Wednesday closed up +5 (+0.17%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +10 (+0.44%). Cocoa prices Wednesday posted modest gains and remained supported by the disappointing results for the Ivory Coast mid-crop. Farmers have reported poor cocoa quality, with cocoa...

Barchart · May 17, 2023

Cocoa Prices Slip on Dollar Strength

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Thursday closed down -23 (-0.76%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed down -1 (-0.04%). Cocoa prices Thursday posted moderate losses. Thursday's rally in the dollar index to a 1-week high weighed on cocoa prices. However, losses in London cocoa were...

Barchart · May 11, 2023

Cocoa Prices Push Higher on Ivory Coast Crop Concerns

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Wednesday closed up +27 (+0.90%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +13 (+0.58%). Cocoa prices Wednesday added to this week's gains, with NY cocoa posting a 7-year nearest-futures high and London cocoa posting a 2-week high. Cocoa prices have...

Barchart · May 10, 2023

Infertility: The clinic in Ivory Coast helping dozens of couples have children

Africa has some of the lowest rates of infertility in the world – at just over 13 percent, according to the latest WHO figures. But unlike in the West, couples who do struggle to conceive are often shut out of fertility treatments or have to bear the considerable cost themselves.…

France 24 · May 10, 2023

Cocoa Prices Jump as Disease Threatens Ivory Coast Crops

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Tuesday closed up +45 (+1.52%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +28 (+1.26%). Cocoa prices Tuesday moved higher, with NY cocoa posting a 7-year nearest-futures high and London cocoa posting a 2-week high. Fund buying pushed cocoa prices higher...

Barchart · May 9, 2023

Cocoa Prices Push Higher on Smaller Ivory Coast Cocoa Supplies

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Monday closed up +21 (+0.72%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) did not trade with markets closed in the UK for the king's coronation. Cocoa prices Monday closed moderately higher. Smaller cocoa supplies from the Ivory Coast are bullish for prices...

Barchart · May 8, 2023

Cocoa Prices Settle Higher on a Broad-Based Commodity Rally

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Friday closed up +29 (+1.00%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +16 (+0.73%). Cocoa prices Friday posted moderate gains. Friday's stronger-than-expected U.S. Apr payrolls report eased concerns about a recession and sparked a broad-based rally in commodities. However, gains...

Barchart · May 5, 2023

He wasn’t moaning about being substituted, Roy Hodgson defends Wilfried Zaha

The Ivory Coast forward appeared to cut a frustrated figure when he was brought off during Palace’s win over the Hammers last weekend.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023