Cocoa Prices Fall on Favorable Weather in West Africa

Written on 03/30/2026
Rich Asplund

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Monday closed down -10 (-0.32%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) closed down -12 (-0.51%). Cocoa prices settled lower on Monday after heavy rains over the weekend in West Africa bolstered the outlook for cocoa crops in the Ivory Coast and...Bar of chocolate by Karandaev via iStock