The Latest Breaking News from the Ivory Coast

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Friday closed +42 (+1.16%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +73 (+2.45%). Cocoa prices Friday settled higher, with Dec London cocoa posting a contract high due to shrinking supplies and the outlook for reduced global cocoa production. Cocoa prices have...

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Thursday closed -40 (-1.10%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -4 (-0.13%). Cocoa prices Thursday closed moderately lower as a rally in the dollar index sparked long liquidation in cocoa futures. Losses in London cocoa were limited after the British...

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Monday closed +9 (+0.26%), and Sep ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU23 ) did not trade Monday with markets in the UK closed for a holiday. Cocoa prices Monday posted modest gains, with NY cocoa climbing to a 1-week high. Reduced cocoa supplies from...

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…