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Cocoa Prices Rise as Ghana Proposes Raising Farmer Pay

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is up +22 (+0.37%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +7 (+0.16%). Cocoa prices are moving higher today after Ghana’s cocoa industry regulator proposed raising cocoa farmers’ pay by +6% for the 2026/27 season, which sparked short covering in...

Barchart · Sep 9

Cocoa Prices Fall on Larger Supplies from the Ivory Coast

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -200 (-2.95%) on Tuesday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed down -42 (-0.86%). Cocoa prices retreated on Tuesday, with London cocoa falling from an 11-month high. Larger supplies from the Ivory Coast pressured cocoa prices on Tuesday. Cumulative data...

Barchart · Sep 1

Bigger Supplies from the Ivory Coast Knock Cocoa Prices Lower

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -201 (-2.97%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -44 (-0.91%). Cocoa prices are retreating today, with London cocoa falling from an 11-month high. Cocoa prices came under pressure today on bigger supplies from the Ivory Coast. Cumulative...

Barchart · Sep 1

Cocoa Prices Retreat on Beneficial West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) closed down -278 (-4.78%) on Tuesday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -179 (-4.21%). Cocoa prices fell to 1-week lows on Tuesday and settled sharply lower. Cocoa prices retreated on reports of exceptional growing conditions in the Ivory Coast and...

Barchart · Aug 11

Exceptional Growing Conditions in West Africa Weigh on Cocoa Prices

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) is down -291 (-5.00%) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -188 (-4.42%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today, falling to 1-week lows. Cocoa prices are sliding on reports of exceptional growing conditions in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, which...

Barchart · Aug 11

Ivory Coast's Biama boom: TikTok trend gets the nation's youth dancing

Born barely five years ago in Yopougon – the poorest, but also the liveliest area of Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan – Biama has got the whole of Ivorian youth dancing. Faster than coupé-décalé, this newer musical and choreographic genre borrows many of its codes. But unlike its older sibling,…

France 24 · Aug 10

Yan Diomandé makes history with Real Madrid move

Real Madrid have officially announced the signing of Yan Diomandé from RB Leipzig on a deal running until 2033. The transfer, worth €125 million plus €15 million in add-ons, becomes the most expensive in the Spanish club's history. At just 19 years old, the Ivory Coast international also becomes the…

France 24 · Aug 7

Abundant Supplies Slam Cocoa Prices

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) today is down -256 (-4.76%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -178 (-4.43%). Cocoa prices gave up an early advance today and tumbled to 3-week lows on signs of larger global cocoa supplies. Today’s cumulative data from the Ivory Coast...

Barchart · Jul 27

Cocoa Prices Slump Amid Weak Demand and Abundant Supplies

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) on Wednesday closed down -279 (-4.98%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -202 (-4.84%). Cocoa prices plunged to fresh 2-month lows on Wednesday and settled sharply lower amid signs of tepid global cocoa demand and abundant supplies. The European Cocoa...

Barchart · Jul 22

Demand Concerns and Ample Supplies Weigh on Cocoa Prices

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) today is down -320 (-5.71%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -232 (-5.56%). Cocoa prices plunged to fresh 2-month lows today amid signs of tepid global cocoa demand and ample supplies. The European Cocoa Association reported last Thursday that Q2...

Barchart · Jul 22