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September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +418 (+5.75%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is up +332 (+4.64%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher, recovering most of Thursday's sharp losses. The price movement in cocoa remains highly volatile, and little news can move prices dramatically....

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Thursday closed down -517 (-6.64%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed down -654 (-8.37%). Cocoa prices Thursday sold off sharply, with London cocoa falling to a 4-week low. Favorable weather has moved into West Africa and is undercutting cocoa prices....

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -76 (-0.96%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is up +142 (+1.85%). Cocoa prices today are mixed, with NY cocoa posting a 1-month low. Cocoa prices are being undercut by reports of beneficial growing weather in the Ivory Coast...

Ghanaian cocoa farmer Isaac Antwi says he has to smuggle his beans to Ivory Coast to sell them at a decent profit even as international prices for the commodity recently surged.

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Monday closed down -985 (-11.06%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed down -638 (-7.68%). Cocoa prices Monday sold off sharply, with NY cocoa sinking to a 1-month low and London cocoa falling to a 2-1/2 week low. Reports of beneficial...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -997 (-11.20%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is down -681 (-8.19%). Cocoa prices today have sold off sharply, with NY cocoa sinking to a 1-month low and London cocoa falling to a 2-1/2 week low. Reports of beneficial...

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July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Friday closed down -603 (-6.28%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +96 (+1.17%). Cocoa prices Friday settled mixed, with NY cocoa falling to a 3-week low. Demand concerns are a negative factor for cocoa prices. On Wednesday, chocolate producer...

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