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Dollar Strength Spurs Long Liquidation in Cocoa Futures

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Tuesday closed down -54 (-1.69%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed down -26 (-1.15%). Cocoa prices Tuesday posted moderate losses, with London cocoa falling to a 1-week low. A stronger dollar Tuesday sparked long liquidation pressure in cocoa futures. Also,...

Barchart · Apr 25, 2023

Cocoa Prices Mixed on Tight Supplies and British Pound Strength

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Monday closed up +32 (+1.01%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed down -26 (-1.14%). Cocoa prices Monday settled mixed. Cocoa prices Monday found support on smaller cocoa supplies from the Ivory Coast after the Ivory Coast government reported that farmers...

Barchart · Apr 24, 2023

Artists Give New Life to Ivory Coast’s Neglected ‘Pyramid’

International and local artists paint giant, colorful murals on the exterior of a 15-storey building in Ivory Coast's commercial capital called "the Pyramid," an architectural gem that fell into disuse 20 years ago. A symbol of Ivorian prosperity in the 1970s and one of the first towers built in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 24, 2023

Cocoa Closes Moderately Higher on Smaller Ivory Coast Cocoa Supplies

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Monday closed up +19 (+0.64%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +40 (+1.82%). Cocoa prices Monday posted moderate gains, with London cocoa climbing a 6-1/3 year high. Cocoa prices have rallied sharply over the past month, with NY cocoa...

Barchart · Apr 17, 2023

NY Cocoa Falls Back on Long Liquidation

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Friday closed down -18 (-0.60%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +12 (+0.55%). Cocoa prices Friday settled mixed, with London cocoa posting a 6-1/3 year high. NY cocoa Friday fell back from a 2-1/3 year nearest-futures high as a...

Barchart · Apr 14, 2023

Cocoa Rallies on Robust European Cocoa Demand

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Thursday closed up +48 (+1.62%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +27 (+1.25%). Cocoa prices Thursday closed moderately higher, with NY cocoa posting a 2-1/3 year nearest-futures high and London cocoa posting a 6-1/3 year high. Signs of improved...

Barchart · Apr 13, 2023

Long Liquidation Pushes Cocoa Prices Lower

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Wednesday closed down -31 (-1.04%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed down -30 (-1.37%). Cocoa prices Wednesday erased early gains and retreated as an increase in ICE inventories sparked long liquidation pressures in cocoa futures. On Tuesday, ICE-monitored cocoa inventories...

Barchart · Apr 12, 2023

Singapore says unidentified people boarded tanker off Ivory Coast

There was a 20-member crew on the tanker, which has been operating in the West African zone for the past 60 days.

Al Jazeera · Apr 12, 2023

Ivory Coast: Are personal freedoms on the decline ahead of local elections?

Several opposition activists were arrested and convicted at the end of February, once again sparking a debate on free speech and freedom of assembly in the country. A few months ahead of municipal and regional elections this autumn, opposition groups and civil society actors are denouncing intimidation attempts and attacks…

France 24 · Apr 12, 2023

Singapore oil tanker boarded by 'unidentified persons' off Ivory Coast on Monday

A Singapore-registered oil tanker was boarded by "unidentified persons" about 300 nautical miles (555 km) off Ivory Coast in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday, the city-state's authorities said on Tuesday night.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2023