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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,
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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
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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,
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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,
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The March cocoa contract in New York finished the session with a solid advance of $198(+3.69%), settling at $5,694. Over the course of the week, the contract accumulated a gain of $189 (+3.45%). For four consecutive sessions prices had been trapped between the 10-day moving
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Cocoa futures softened on Thursday as both London and New York extended mid-week weakness, with falling prices coinciding with declining volumes and stagnant open interest. Supply signals remain mixed, weather remains supportive, and certified stocks continue to diverge between the US and Europe. Supply Outlook The fundamental backdrop remains
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* Cocoa futures diverged sharply mid-week, with US cocoa edging higher while UK cocoa extended its decline. The March US contract firmed from 5,458 to 5,512 (+0.99%), while the March UK contract slipped from 4,024 to 4,007 (-0.42%). * Rainfall remains above average across key
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For two decades the cocoa industry has lived on a comforting illusion: that West Africa — with its deep forests, vast smallholder networks, and political incentives to preserve high-volume exports — would continue supplying the world regardless of shocks, crises, weather, or structural decay. That illusion is now dissolving. Behind the
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* Price Action: US March cocoa futures fell from 5,527 to 5,458, a decline of -1.25%, while UK March cocoa futures dropped from 4,082 to 4,024, down -1.42% on the day. Open interest has shown only minimal change in recent sessions, indicating that the move
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Ivory Coast’s cocoa regulator, the Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC), has moved to sharply limit the issuance of transport permits for cocoa deliveries to the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro. The decision was announced Tuesday by CCC Managing Director Kone. He aimed at easing port congestion, stabilizing the
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* US cocoa futures closed higher on Monday while UK futures retreated slightly, despite both markets rallying sharply on Friday. * Farmers across key growing regions reported that last week’s combination of strong rainfall and bright sunshine has helped strengthen trees and support the development of pods destined for the February–
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Producers across Ivory Coast say recent weather patterns have turned far more favourable for cocoa development, raising hopes for stronger yields in the upcoming February–March harvest window. Much of the country’s main cocoa belt received above-normal rainfall during the previous week, followed by stretches of warm, sunny