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Cocoa Mar '26 (CCH26)

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Cocoa Futures Market News and Commentary

Cocoa Recovers Some Ground After Tuesday’s Sharp Drop on Beneficial West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Wednesday closed up +76 (+1.37%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed up +35 (+0.86%).

Cocoa prices closed higher on Wednesday, retracing some of the sharp declines seen on Tuesday, when NY and London cocoa fell by more than -4%.  Cocoa prices plunged on Tuesday due to reports of exceptional growing conditions in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, which have boosted new flowering on cocoa trees ahead of the start of the main crop harvest next month.

Last Monday’s cumulative data from the Ivory Coast showed that farmers shipped 2.11 MMT of cocoa to ports in the current marketing year (October 1, 2025, through August 2, 2026), up +20% from the same period a year ago.  Also, Bloomberg reported on July 16 that Nigerian cocoa exports in June rose 30% y/y to 18,922 MT. 

Rising cocoa inventories are negative for prices after ICE cocoa inventories rose to a 2-year high of 3,384,965 bags last Wednesday, although inventories have since... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Cocoa
Contract Size
10 metric tonnes (22,046 pounds)
Tick Size
$1.00 per metric tonne ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
3:45a.m. - 12:30p.m. (Settles 11:00a.m.) CST
Exchange
ICE/US
Point Value
$10
Margin/Maintenance
$9,482/8,620
First Notice Date
02/23/26
Expiration Date
03/16/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Cocoa Mar '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 4, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
101,788 (+929)
100,199 (+3,801)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
36,448 (+1,281)
39,356 (-1,367)
Producers - Long / Short
56,520 (+592)
77,428 (+3,067)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
34,174 (-227)
11,677 (+170)
Managed Money - Long / Short
22,805 (+2,528)
27,475 (-1,575)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
13,643 (-1,247)
11,881 (+208)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2,798 +18.94%
on 02/27/26
3,574 -6.88%
on 02/17/26
-253 (-7.07%)
since 02/13/26
3-Month
2,798 +18.94%
on 02/27/26
6,345 -47.55%
on 12/29/25
-2,670 (-44.51%)
since 12/16/25
52-Week
2,798 +18.94%
on 02/27/26
9,228 -63.94%
on 05/20/25
-3,859 (-53.69%)
since 03/14/25

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MLZ26 : 233.00s (+2.42%)
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ZCZ26 : 480-6s (+4.40%)
ZCDAUS-BIW.CM : 15,671,136 (unch)
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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 3,328
2nd Resistance Point 3,328
1st Resistance Point 3,328
Last Price 3,328s
1st Support Level 3,328
2nd Support Level 3,328
3rd Support Level 3,328

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52-Week High 9,228
Fibonacci 61.8% 6,772
Fibonacci 50% 6,013
Fibonacci 38.2% 5,254
Last Price 3,328s
52-Week Low 2,798

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