Cocoa Prices Surge on Supply Concerns from Africa

Agriculture – Supply concerns from Africa push cocoa higher

Agriculture – Supply concerns from Africa push cocoa higher

Cocoa prices made strong gains during August as supply concerns from West Africa continued to keep the market tight. London cocoa front-month contract settled at a fresh five-year high of GBP2,944/t yesterday. The weather has improved in recent weeks in West Africa including Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast; however, crop development remains poor due to multiple factors including swollen-shoot disease and a supply shortage of fertilisers. Meanwhile, cocoa demand has been increasing in the US and Europe ahead of the winter and Christmas holidays.

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Cocoa Prices Surge on Supply Concerns from Africa

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Agriculture – Supply concerns from Africa push cocoa higher

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