Daily Cocoa Reports and News
Cocoa market fundamentals continue to send mixed but stabilizing signals. In Côte d’Ivoire, recent field reports indicate that adequate soil moisture is supporting the development of the 2026 mid-crop, despite below-average rainfall in parts of the growing regions. Farmers report improved flowering and pod formation, aided by a weak
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
With solid volume across both exchanges, the cocoa market consolidated on Friday following Thursday’s sharp rebound. In London, the second month ended the session down GBP 16 at GBP 3,051, while most nearby contracts eased modestly after gains of 90–100 points the previous day. New York followed
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
Market Overview Cocoa futures staged a sharp technical rebound on 05-Feb, fully reversing the broad, curve-wide liquidation seen on 04-Feb. The recovery was orderly and volume-supported, indicating short-covering and tactical re-risking, rather than fresh speculative length. The prior session’s decline (-4% to -5% across US contracts) showed no curve
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
Cocoa futures reversed sharply lower on Feb 4, decisively erasing the prior session’s rebound and confirming a failed upside continuation. ICE US Mar-26 settled at 4,041 (-224 pts, -5.25%), with losses of similar magnitude extending across the curve, while ICE London Mar-26 closed at 2,977 (-102
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
Cocoa futures closed higher on 3 February, extending the rebound from the late-January pullback, with gains recorded across both New York and London curves. In ICE US cocoa, the Mar-26 contract closed at 4,265, up 48 points from the previous session, while May-26 settled at 4,320 and Jul-26
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
The March contract in New York closed the session up 17 points (+0.40%), settling at 4,217. Prices again traded below the psychological 4,000 level during the session, with a daily low of 3,940, before recovering into the close. Overall price action remains range-bound, with support just
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
Daily price action shows cocoa attempting to stabilise after a sharp liquidation phase, but without clear evidence of trend reversal. After breaking below the 4,000 level intraday, prices rebounded and closed back above 4,150–4,200, indicating dip-buying and short covering at key psychological support. However, the recovery
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
On 29 January 2026, cocoa futures staged a technical rebound following the sharp liquidation on 28 January, with gains concentrated at the front of the curve. In ICE US cocoa (CC), the March-26 contract settled at 4,230 (+2.03%), while May-26 rose 2.02% to 4,294. Jul-26 and
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
West African cocoa markets remain under severe strain as the sharp collapse in international futures prices collides with rigid domestic pricing and fragile financing structures, triggering widespread disruptions to cocoa purchasing and exports. According to CRA estimates, unsold and uncovered cocoa outside Côte d’Ivoire is approaching 100,000 metric
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
Cocoa prices moved higher on Tuesday, supported primarily by macro-driven flows rather than a shift in core supply-demand fundamentals. A sharp decline in the US dollar index to a near four-year low triggered renewed short-covering in ICE US cocoa futures, amplifying the technical rebound seen after last week’s liquidation.
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
Cocoa prices staged a partial technical rebound on Monday, with the front-month US contract (Mar-26) settling at 4,324, up +113 points (+2.7%) from Friday’s close, while London Mar-26 ended at 3,067, gaining +65 points (+2.2%). Despite this recovery, price action remains corrective in nature following
Daily Cocoa Reports and News
Dealers reported that cocoa stocks are building across key origins and consumer markets due to weakening demand, particularly in Ivory Coast and Europe. European cocoa grinders confirmed that demand from end-users has softened noticeably, with buyers increasingly delaying purchases. The sustained rise in cocoa prices during 2023–2024 has forced