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Key Highlights * ICE US May-26 cocoa futures closed at 3,026, up 1 point from the previous session, while deferred contracts strengthened, with Dec-26 gaining 27 points to 3,244. * London cocoa futures rallied across the curve, with Dec-26 rising 45 points to 2,327. * Spread trading dominated activity, accounting
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Cocoa markets were influenced by developments in Côte d’Ivoire, where the government announced a sharp reduction in the farmgate price for the upcoming mid-crop. Authorities cut the fixed price paid to farmers by 57% to 1,200 CFA francs per kilogram ($2.14) in an effort to align domestic
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Ivory Coast authorities have moved to calm tensions in the cocoa sector after farmers raised concerns that the government might halt its programme to purchase surplus cocoa beans during the ongoing mid-crop harvest. The reassurance comes after a sharp decline in global cocoa prices and fears among producers that the
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May cocoa turned higher early Monday after opening at fresh contract lows. Traders are weighing Ivory Coast’s decision last week to delay the start of the mid-crop to March, a move that effectively reduces the official farmgate price. That adjustment could encourage producers to accelerate sales and help ease
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Week 9: 2.3.2026 - 8.3.2026 The zoomed forecast for Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana shows widespread moderate to locally strong rainfall across the core cocoa belt. Most producing areas are shaded in medium to dark green, indicating approximately 30 to 60 millimeters of accumulated rainfall over
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On Friday, cocoa futures fell sharply, with ICE US declining nearly 6 percent and London falling around 5 percent, reinforcing the bearish tone. With speculative positioning net short, certified stocks rising in the US, and surplus expectations building, the market remains structurally cautious heading into April’s grindings data. The
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Ivory Coast plans to bring forward the start of its cocoa mid-crop season and cut the price paid to farmers, according to government and regulatory sources cited by Reuters. The changes are expected to take effect on March 1, marking the first time the mid-crop will begin earlier than usual.
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Continued sales of the current crop, combined with market rumours of substantial forward transactions, weighed heavily on sentiment. Trade chatter indicates that Côte d’Ivoire’s regulator may have sold between 100,000 and 200,000 tonnes of the mid-crop, alongside roughly 300,000 tonnes of the upcoming main crop.
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The Ivorian government confirmed it will announce the fixed mid-crop farmgate price by the end of February, earlier than the traditional late-March or early-April timing. Market speculation has centered on a potential reduction of around 35 percent, aligning with Ghana’s recent farmer price cut of roughly one third. Such
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Week 9: 23.2.26 - 30.2.26 For the current week (NOAA GFS Week-1 total precipitation forecast, valid around 30 March 2026), indicates predominantly light to moderate rainfall along the Gulf of Guinea coastal belt. Most coastal areas are forecast to receive roughly 10–30 mm, with localized
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The rebound on 20 February was supported by meaningful participation rather than thin corrective trade. Total volume reached 60,112 lots in New York and 61,745 lots in London, confirming that the bounce attracted real flow. However, more than half of that activity consisted of calendar spread volume (35,
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Cocoa markets have shifted from orderly correction to structural breakdown. What began as fund-driven long liquidation has now evolved into broader forward repricing, with evidence increasingly pointing toward fresh short participation entering weakness. The two-day, curve-wide decline across both ICE US and ICE London contracts was not isolated to nearby