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Cocoa May '23 (CCK23)

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Cocoa Futures Market News and Commentary

Cocoa Prices Slump Amid Abundant Supplies

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Thursday closed down -27 (-0.51%), while September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed unchanged.

NY cocoa prices fell on Thursday, adding to Wednesday’s -4.98% plunge to a 2-month low on continued concern about abundant supplies.

Signs of larger global cocoa supplies are negative for cocoa prices.  Tuesday’s cumulative data from the Ivory Coast showed that farmers shipped 2.10 MMT of cocoa to ports in the current marketing year (October 1, 2025, through July 19, 2026), up +21% from the same period a year ago.  Also, Bloomberg reported last Thursday that Nigerian June cocoa exports rose 30% y/y to 18,922 MT. 

Rising cocoa inventories are bearish for prices after ICE cocoa inventories rose to a 2-year high of 3,308,066 bags on Thursday.

Cocoa prices have underlying support from early surveys of the 2026/27 Ivory Coast cocoa crop, which show below-average cherelle formation on cocoa trees, signaling a weak outlook for the main c... 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
04/17/23
Expiration Date
05/15/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Cocoa May '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 14, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
102,317 (+3,880)
93,147 (+6,082)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
33,972 (-4,427)
44,556 (-6,572)
Producers - Long / Short
56,488 (+7,406)
77,975 (+5,368)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
39,563 (-3,162)
8,906 (+1,078)
Managed Money - Long / Short
19,309 (-3,832)
26,423 (-2,582)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
14,663 (-595)
18,133 (-3,990)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2,974 +6.25%
on 04/17/23
3,279 -3.63%
on 05/12/23
+176 (+5.90%)
since 04/14/23
3-Month
2,604 +21.35%
on 03/15/23
3,279 -3.63%
on 05/12/23
+428 (+15.67%)
since 02/15/23
52-Week
2,188 +44.42%
on 09/26/22
3,279 -3.63%
on 05/12/23
+655 (+26.15%)
since 05/13/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 3,160
2nd Resistance Point 3,160
1st Resistance Point 3,160
Last Price 3,160s
1st Support Level 3,160
2nd Support Level 3,160
3rd Support Level 3,160

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52-Week High 3,279
Last Price 3,160s
Fibonacci 61.8% 2,862
Fibonacci 50% 2,734
Fibonacci 38.2% 2,605
52-Week Low 2,188

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