Cocoa Breaking News
Source: Bloomberg — reporting by Baudelaire Mieu (December 15, 2025) Ivory Coast’s cocoa regulator is weighing direct purchases of cocoa beans from farmers as financial pressure mounts on local exporters following a sharp decline in global prices. According to people familiar with the matter, the government has authorized the Conseil
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
* Cocoa futures consolidated on Friday, with New York and London both ending mixed after the week’s sharp rally stalled below key resistance levels. * Volumes cooled from midweek highs but remained elevated, indicating continued participation rather than capitulation. * Attention is shifting toward December contract expiry, delivery flows, and whether certified
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* Cocoa futures consolidated on Thursday after two sessions of sharp gains, with both New York and London posting modest follow-through on elevated volumes. * The European Union has warned Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire that failure to reform their cocoa sectors could result in loss of global market share. * Ghana has
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Analysis of Geographic Redistribution and Supply Rebalancing Executive Summary Cocoa prices collapsed 53% from their December 2024 peak of $12,900/t to $5,300–5,500/t (December 2025), yet the market remains structurally tight. The 2024/25 surplus was only 49 kt, against forecasts of 100+ kt. This
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* Cocoa futures extend their rally, with NY March closing above $6,200 and London approaching £4,500. * Supply concerns deepen as early-season arrivals fail to reassure traders. * Labour shortages, deteriorating crop expectations, and the approaching Harmattan elevate Q1–Q2 risk. * Pending inclusion in the Bloomberg Commodity Index may add 35,
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* Ivory Coast port deliveries for 1–7 December came in at 85,000 tons – the first week below 100,000 after a four-week streak, raising concern that the tail of the main crop may underperform. * TRS reports no improvement in farm maintenance or labour availability in Côte d’Ivoire and
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* Ports in Ivory Coast reached 803,000 metric tons by December 7. That is a 2 % decline compared to last year. * Light rains plus warm conditions have improved prospects for pods maturing in February–March, but many warn that a strong Harmattan wind. * Bloomberg notes that falling terminal prices have
Cocoa Breaking News
Light rainfall combined with mild weather last week has improved expectations for cocoa production in many of Ivory Coast's main growing regions. Farmers told Reuters that although recent rains were still below normal levels for this period, they were enough to support pod growth and maintain bean quality
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Cocoa spent most of 2023 trading quietly around $2,500 per ton, a level aligned with long-standing supply and demand equilibria. That calm ended as structural weakness in West Africa, the region responsible for over 70% of global output, began to surface simultaneously. Untreated swollen-shoot disease, exhausted soil, and aging
Cocoa Breaking News
According to recent reporting by Bloomberg, Ivory Coast’s ports are experiencing an unusual build up of cocoa beans as the 2025/26 season gets underway, driven by a combination of weaker global prices, cash-flow pressure on exporters, and growing anxiety among farmers about future income. For nearly a month,
Cocoa Breaking News
Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 803,000 metric tons by December 7 for the 2025/26 season, which began on October 1. This is 2% lower than the same point last season 820,000 metric tons, exporters said on Monday. Between December 1 and 7,
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
New York March 2026 cocoa continued its recovery this week, rising from $5,550 to $5,694, as tightening physical supply and persistent short-covering kept upward pressure on prices despite weak liquidity and uneven participation. London remained the laggard, slipping from £4,117 to £4,067, reflecting local selling, weaker