Daily Cocoa Reports and News
Cocoa futures extended their recent recovery on Friday, with prices initially pushing higher before transitioning into a tight consolidation near session highs. New York futures gained roughly 0.7% to 0.8% across the curve, lifting the front months toward the 3600 area, supported by follow-through buying after the
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
* Cocoa futures surged on Apr. 30, rising roughly 4%–5% across the curve * COCOBOD flagged illicit buying activity, with funds from licensed buyers allegedly used to purchase smuggled Ivorian beans, driven by widening origin price differentials. * The Hershey Company beat earnings expectations, supported by 10% organic price growth as companies
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* Cocoa futures extended their recovery on 29-Apr * StoneX cut its 2026/27 global cocoa surplus forecast to 149,000 tons from 267,000 tons (≈-44% revision) * For 2025/26, StoneX maintains a 247,000-ton surplus * Field-level data signals weakening input conditions: ~73% of Ivorian farmers have not
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* Cocoa futures rose on Apr-28, with New York and London both gaining about 2.4%, recovering part of the prior session’s losses * Expana sees mixed West African crop outlook * El Niño risk could further disrupt output, particularly in Ecuador * Mondelez beat Q1 revenue expectations, pointing to resilient chocolate
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* Cocoa futures fall 3–5%, with New York leading losses in a front-end driven sell-off * Ivory Coast arrivals steady at ~1.51m tons (+0.3% y/y), reflecting stable near-term supply * Below-average rainfall raises mid-crop risks, providing underlying bullish support Cocoa futures extended their decline
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Cocoa futures delivered a mixed but generally softer performance on 24-Apr, with New York showing a split curve and London posting a broad-based decline. In New York, the nearby May-26 contract extended gains by +0.65%, while the rest of the curve retreated modestly in a tight
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Cocoa futures extended their rebound on 23-Apr, building on the prior session’s reversal with a second consecutive day of gains across the curve. In New York, prices advanced in a broadly parallel move, with contracts rising by roughly +1.4% to +1.5%, indicating continued follow-through rather
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* Cocoa futures rebounded on 22-Apr, rising roughly 2–3.5% across New York and London * In Ghana, payment delays of up to six months are constraining farmers’ ability to harvest and deliver beans despite improved mid-crop yields * In Ivory Coast, authorities are considering shifting to quarterly farmgate price
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* Cocoa futures reversed on 21-Apr, with both New York and London declining across the curve * Demand signals are improving in emerging markets * Ghana trade data shows strong growth in processed cocoa exports in value terms * Expana cut its 2025/26 global surplus estimate by 14,000 tons * Cameroon farmgate
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* New York nearby contracts rose roughly +1.5% to +2.0%, while London gained +1.5% to +2.7% * Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals reached 1.482 million metric tons by April 19, broadly flat year-on-year (+0.1%), signaling steady overall supply flow. * The Cocoa Association (CRA) maintained a
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
* Cocoa extends losses: New York July futures settle near $3,280/t, down over 5% on the day, with the front end continuing to lead the decline. * Ecuador March exports rise 2.2% y/y, with crop-year shipments up 3.0% * Brazil grind falls 0.8% y/y * Europe
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
* Grind data highlights increasing regional divergence in demand: Europe Q1 grind -7.8% y/y, with Germany -8.7% * Asia provides a key offset, with Q1 grind +5.2% y/y * North America adds to bearish demand signals, with Q1 grindings -3.8% y/y, * Barry Callebaut reports continued volume