Independent daily cocoa market reports covering New York and London futures, price action, spreads, volume, open interest, arrivals, stocks, weather, trade flows and the outlook for the next trading session.
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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%
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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,
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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,
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The March New York cocoa contract closed the session down $124 (-2.44%) at $4,966, extending the sell-off to fresh lows and marking the fifth consecutive session trading below the lower Bollinger Band, underscoring the persistence of downside pressure. Market conditions remain deeply oversold, with the Slow Stochastic
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The March contract in New York extended its decline on Wednesday, settling down 135 points (-2.59%) at 5,078. The market broke decisively through recent technical support, printing a session low of 4,961, confirming that selling pressure remains dominant despite early signs of short-term exhaustion. While prices