The Latest Breaking News from the Ivory Coast

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...

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...

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...

The publication of the first magazine dedicated to West Africa’s LGBT community, originally set to hit shelves on May 12, has been delayed due to difficulties finding gay-friendly printers in the Ivory Coast. “Meleagbo” would be French-speaking West Africa’s first LGBT publication. Launched by the NGO Gromo, which advocates LGBT…

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Tuesday closed up +15 (+0.50%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +37 (+1.64%). Cocoa prices Tuesday settled moderately higher as early results for the Ivory Coast mid-crop are disappointing. Farmers have reported poor cocoa quality, with cocoa bean counts...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Monday closed down -6 (-0.20%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed down -12 (-0.53%). Cocoa prices Monday posted modest losses as they consolidated recent gains. An increase in cocoa inventories weighed on prices after ICE-monitored cocoa inventories held in U.S....

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Friday closed down -17 (-0.57%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +12 (+0.53%). Cocoa prices Friday settled mixed, with London cocoa soaring to a 6-3/4 year high. NY cocoa Friday moved lower on dollar strength after the dollar index...

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...

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...

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...

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...