Cocoa Prices Fall on Exceptional Growing Conditions in West Africa

Written on 08/18/2026
Rich Asplund

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) closed down -139 (-2.30%) on Tuesday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -82 (-1.91%). Cocoa prices settled lower on Tuesday amid reports of exceptional growing conditions in the Ivory Coast and Ghana. The favorable weather has fostered new flowering on...Hands with cocoa beans by Public Domain via Pixabay