Cocoa Prices Fall on Favorable West Africa Growing Conditions

Written on 10/27/2025
Rich Asplund

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Monday closed down -137 (-2.17%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed down -146 (-3.23%). Cocoa prices closed sharply lower on Monday amid expectations of a global cocoa surplus driven by favorable West African weather and harvests. Chocolate maker Mondelez recently...Chocolate swirls processed cocoa by Jitendrajadhav via iStock