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December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is up +161 (+2.23%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is up +60 (+1.19%). Cocoa prices recovered from 1.5-month lows today and moved sharply higher after weather concerns in West Africa sparked short covering in cocoa futures. Heavy rain in the...

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Driven by a poor harvest in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, chocolate prices have surged globally. Poland saw a 39.1% increase, the highest in the EU.

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Monday closed down -236 (-3.16%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed down -105 (-2.04%). Cocoa prices retreated on Monday and posted 1.5-month lows on expectations of growing supplies amid weakening demand. Cocoa prices have been under pressure over the past...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is down -235 (-3.15%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is down -108 (-2.10%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today and posted 1.5-month lows on expectations of growing supplies amid weakening demand. Cocoa prices have been under pressure over the past...

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At least 31 people have been killed and thousands displaced in clashes between ethnic groups in north-western Ghana. The Ghana Red Cross has warned of a critical humanitarian situation for about 50,000 people forced to flee their homes.

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) is up +79 (+1.07%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is up +5 (+0.10%). Dec NY cocoa is trading higher today, recovering a bit after Thursday's plunge of -3.52%. Cocoa prices are seeing some support today from short-covering and today's sharp decline...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is down -251 (-3.27%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is down -119 (-2.26%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today, with London cocoa falling to a 6-week low, after chocolate maker Mondelez International expressed optimism about this year's cocoa crop harvest...

Standing before the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal in 1556, Mónica Fernandes, a woman from the coast of modern-day Ghana, was accused of casting malevolent spells and making pacts with demons. Her crime? Seeking a traditional Akan remedy for a simple cat bite.