Cocoa Prices Settle Higher on Dollar Weakness and Commodity Index Buying

Written on 01/12/2026
Rich Asplund

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Monday closed up +98 (+1.83%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed up +24 (+0.61%). Cocoa prices recovered from 6-week lows on Monday and settled higher after dollar weakness (DXY00 ) spurred short covering in cocoa futures. Cocoa prices have underlying support...Bar of chocolate by Karandaev via iStock