The Latest Breaking News from the Ivory Coast

Child welfare advocates have filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to force the Biden administration to block imports of cocoa harvested by children in West Africa that ends up in America’s most popular chocolate desserts and candies

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen leads business delegation to strengthen ties and counter terrorism in West Africa.

Sep ICE NY cocoa (CCU23 ) on Monday closed +2 (+0.06%), and Sep ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU23 ) closed +5 (+0.19%). Cocoa prices Monday closed slightly higher, with London cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week high. Reduced cocoa supplies from the Ivory Coast are bullish for prices after Ivory Coast...

Sep ICE NY cocoa (CCU23 ) on Monday closed +7 (+0.21%), and Sep ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU23 ) closed +16 (+0.74%). Cocoa prices Monday posted moderate gains, with NY cocoa climbing to a 1-week high. Reduced cocoa supplies from the Ivory Coast are supportive of cocoa prices after Ivory...

Cocoa beans are the primary ingredient in chocolate confectionery products enjoyed worldwide. Cocoa is an agricultural product that grows in equatorial climates, making West Africa the leading producing region. The Ivory Coast leads the world in annual cocoa bean production, and neighboring Ghana is the second-top producing country.

Tunisian security forces in Sfax have rounded up hundreds of people from sub-Saharan Africa, including children, and dropped them in a no man’s land between the Tunisian and Libyan border, where they remain trapped with neither food nor water. These forced deportations carried out by the security services come against…

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Friday closed down -15 (-0.48%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed unchanged. NY cocoa prices Friday fell on the drier weather in the Ivory Coast, which has allowed truck shipments to ports to resume after the recent heavy rain that...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Thursday fell -26 (-0.82%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed down -6 (-0.23%). NY cocoa prices on Thursday fell on the drier weather in the Ivory Coast, which has allowed truck shipments to ports to resume after the recent heavy...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Wednesday closed up +22 (+0.70%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +15 (+0.59%). NY cocoa prices on Wednesday initially posted a 2-week low but then recovered to close the day moderately higher. Cocoa prices saw support from Wednesday's -0.46%...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Tuesday closed down -46 (-1.44%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed down -24 (-0.93%). Cocoa prices Tuesday closed lower, with NY cocoa falling to a 1-week low. Drier conditions in the Ivory Coast have allowed farmers to transport their cocoa...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Friday closed down -38 (-1.18%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed down -34 (-1.31%). Cocoa prices Friday finished with moderate losses. A rebound in the dollar sparked long liquidation in cocoa futures after the dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday recovered...