Cocoa

US cocoa at 9-1/2 month top, but rest mutedguardian.co.uk, UKBy Rene Pastor and Sharon Lindores NEW YORK/LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - Cocoa prices in New York powered to a 9-1/2 month peak on Thursday due to fund buying inspired by a firm sterling, but the rest of the complex dawdled in consolidation business, ...

Nigerian Cocoa Farmers Expect Light Crop to Increase By 30%BloombergBy Vincent Nwanma June 11 (Bloomberg) -- Nigerian cocoa farmers expect to harvest 30 percent more beans from this year's light crop after good rainfall in the growing regions.

Ivorian Cocoa Shipments From Abidjan Halted by StrikeBloombergBy Monica Mark June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Cocoa shipments from Ivory Coast's port of Abidjan, which accounts for about 40 percent of the country's exports of the beans, have been halted and stocks are rising because of a week-long strike by dock workers, ...

Cocoa tracks back from highs, sugar edges upguardian.co.uk, UK - Jan 30, 2009By Michael Taylor LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Cocoa retreated from 24-year highs on Friday on profit-taking, while raw sugar firmed on expectations of a ...

Leap in cocoa prices likely to push up cost of chocolateFinancial Times, UK - 8 hours ago

Ivorian cocoa farmers fear Saharan wind damageReuters Ghana, Ghana - 15 hours ago

Nestle, Kellogg Struggle to Pass on Food Costs to ShoppersBloomberg - 7 hours ago

Cocoa processing plants come alive as price hits 20-year highBusiness Day, Nigeria - 8 hours ago

Oil rises while cocoa bubbles to 28-year highFinancial Times, UK - Jun 19, 2008

Two arrested in Ivorian cocoa anti-graft crackdownReuters South Africa, South Africa - 33 minutes ago

General Mills Thanks Its Lucky CharmsForbes, NY - 9 hours ago

Kellogg shrinking boxes of several cereal brands to offset rising ...The Canadian Press,  Mich. - Jun 17, 2008

Volatility Could Improve Premiums in Cocoa OptionsInside Futures, IL - Nov 8, 2007by Jurgens Bauer of rjofutures After starting out of the gate strong on Wednesday morning (March opened outcry at 1979+25), cocoa prices pulled back to ...

DJ Nybot Cocoa Review: 7-Wk Lows On Spec Sales, Options ExpiryFXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market, Spain - Aug 3, 2007US cocoa futures fell to seven-week lows in late trading Friday oncontinued speculative liquidation and as traders rolled positions out of thelead contract ...

Cameroon tightens cocoa rules as season startsReuters South Africa, South Africa - Aug 1, 2007By Tansa Musa YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon tightened its cocoa industry regulations as the 2007/2008 season got under way on Wednesday in an effort to boost ...

Softs - Cocoa dips as investors take profits amid hopes for better ...Forbes, NY - Aug 1, 2007LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Cocoa was lower as investors continued to take profits after the bean hit a fresh four-year high earlier this month, ...

DJ Nybot Cocoa Review: Prices Rebound On Month-End BuyingFXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market, Spain - 14 hours agoCocoa futures closed higher Tuesday, as prices rebounded on commercialinterest and fund buying related to the end of the month, brokers said. ...

DJ Nybot Cocoa Review: Market Steadies After Last Week's RoutFXstreet.com The Futures Market, Spain - Jul 30, 2007US cocoa futures closed steady Monday, as prices traded below session highsbut held within the upper end of the day's trading range at the closing bell ...

Cameroon cocoa farmers should cut contaminationReuters South Africa, South Africa - Jul 30, 2007By Tansa Musa YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cocoa farmers in Cameroon could double their earnings if they improve drying methods to avoid contamination which reduces ...