Daily Cocoa Reports and News
ICE cocoa futures sold off in the first post-holiday session, with front tenors leading weakness in both venues. In New York, Mar-26 closed at 5,891, down 152 (-2.52%) from 31-Dec, marking broad losses in May (-2.61%), July (-2.45%) and a smaller drop in September (-0.57%
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
On Wednesday, 31 December, cocoa futures markets closed 2025 with technically coherent but venue-divergent settlement, following a massive fund-assisted rally on 29 December and a liquidation-driven down session on 30 December. ICE US cocoa softened in the nearby 2026 tenors, with Mar-26 leading the pullback, while Sep-26 closed unchanged, confirming
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
On Tuesday’s session, cocoa futures retraced significant gains made on Monday amid sharply reduced liquidity in the holiday period. Front-month March-26 cocoa on ICE U.S. closed down –166 points to 6,089 after climbing on Monday, while ICE London March-26 cocoa settled –115 points lower at 4,376.
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
The cocoa market returned from the holidays with a renewed pulse in the futures tape, underpinned by re-engaged U.S. liquidity and a comparatively softer European close. On Monday,U.S. cocoa carried forward the mid-December bid structure, with nearby contracts closing sharply higher versus the last printed reference session,
Cocoa Breaking News
Abidjan, Dec 29 (Reuters) — Cocoa arrivals at Ivory Coast ports reached 1.028 million metric tons by December 28, covering the period from the start of the 2025/26 season on October 1. This marks a 2.47% decline compared to the same date last season, Reuters reported on Monday.
Cocoa Breaking News
(Source: Reuters, Dec 29, 2025) Cocoa farmers across Ivory Coast anticipate above-average January–March 2026 harvest volumes, citing improving crop prospects during the final stage of the October-to-March main season, according to a Reuters field report. Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, is currently in its official dry
Cocoa Breaking News
French agricultural commodities trader Sucres et Denrées SA (Sucden) has shut down its cocoa buying operations in San Pedro, Ivory Coast’s major cocoa export port, according to people familiar with the matter. The closure occurs at the height of Ivory Coast’s main harvest season, when cocoa production and
Articles
Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest industrial chocolate manufacturer, has confirmed that it is exploring a strategic separation of its cocoa division. While management cites “deleveraging” and “market volatility” as the primary drivers, a forensic analysis suggests a deeper reality: this separation appears to be the culmination of a long-term
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
On 24 December, cocoa futures markets demonstrated technically driven and venue-divergent price action in a shortened holiday trading session. ICE US cocoa continued its prior-day rebound with modest, curve-wide gains across the 2026–27 strip, reflecting residual short covering under thin liquidity. ICE Europe cocoa, which closed earlier in GMT,
Cocoa Breaking News
Ivory Coast’s cocoa processing volumes declined 6.7% year-on-year in November, reaching 56,696 metric tons of beans, according to exporter-reported data shared with Reuters via the GEPEX industry group on Friday. Reuters reported: “The total grind of beans rose from the 2025/25 season in October to 100,
As we approach the close of the year, we extend our warmest holiday greetings to all our readers, farmers, traders, analysts, and contributors across the global cocoa community. May this Christmas season bring comfort in the small things: warm conversations, shared meals, quiet mornings, and the rare luxury of slowing
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
The March cocoa contract in New York stabilized, closing at 5,958, up 78 from the prior settlement of 5,880, but holiday liquidity kept participation low and the rebound technical rather than trend-driven. Certified stocks and softer West African arrivals continue to provide a structural floor, leaving prices highly