CME Cocoa Mar '15 (CJH15)
CME Cocoa Futures Market News and Commentary
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26) on Wednesday closed up +30 (+0.89%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26) closed up +22 (+0.88%).
Cocoa prices settled higher on Wednesday amid the prospects of a smaller global surplus.  StoneX on Wednesday cut its 2026/27 global cocoa surplus estimate to 149,000 MT from a January forecast of 267,000 MT, citing risks to the West African cocoa crop from an expected El Niño weather event.  StoneX also cut its 2025/26 global cocoa surplus forecast to 247,000 MT from a January estimate of 287,000 MT.
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.
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