El Niño Weather Risks Push Cocoa Prices Sharply Higher

Written on 06/16/2026
Rich Asplund

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26 ) on Tuesday closed up +260 (+6.70%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN26 ) closed up +175 (+5.88%). Cocoa prices rallied to 2.5-week highs on Tuesday and settled sharply higher. Cocoa markets are pricing in weather risks after an El Niño weather pattern was...El nino concept by AlexMX via Shutterstock