Cocoa Mar '26 (CCH26)
Cocoa Futures Market News and Commentary
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26) on Tuesday closed up +191 (+4.92%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN26) closed up +3.80 (+14.14%).
Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Tuesday and posted 2.75-month highs. Â Early surveys of the 2026/27 West African cocoa crop indicate below-average cherelle formation on cocoa trees, signaling a weak outlook for the main cocoa harvest, which begins in October. Â
The prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz is disrupting global cocoa supplies and is also a supportive factor for prices. Â The closure of the strait supports cocoa prices by reducing fertilizer supplies, boosting global shipping rates, insurance costs, and fuel prices, thereby raising cocoa importers' costs.
An excessive short position by funds in NY cocoa could exacerbate any short-covering rally. Â Last Friday's weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report showed that funds boosted their short positions in NY cocoa by 3,499 net-short positions in the week ended April 28 to 19,885 sho... Read more
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