Origin GEPEX cocoa grind still growing
Although the traditional reporting regions all saw lower cocoa grind in Q3 2023, one area of the world has continued to see investment in [...]
Cocoa grinds slow in Q3, closing crop year on a soft note
Although some regions of the world continued to experience solid growth in grind numbers throughout the 2021/22 season, chinks in the armor were seen, [...]
Western Europe first-quarter cocoa grind off to the races
Results for cocoa beans processed and converted into various chocolate products during Q1 are starting to be reported. Cocoa processors across Europe reported a [...]
Specs pile into cocoa as Q3 grinds improve
Three weeks ago, speculative fund longs in cocoa surged, sending their total net position up just short of 50,000 net longs. At 48,301 net [...]
Cocoa grind for top regions rebounds from three-year low in 2019/20
Cocoa grind for the last quarter of 2020/21 was reported for the major use regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Combined grind for [...]
Strong cocoa Q2 2021 grind rebounds in Europe & North America?
This week, ECA reported European Q2 2021 cocoa grind is at a record 356,854 MT, down 0.3 percent from Q1 grind of 357,815 but [...]
Speculative funds liquidate half their cocoa positions
This past week’s CFTC report showed that funds had liquidated half of their remaining futures this past week, taking net positions to their lowest [...]
Cocoa sees technical support at uptrend
Inflation-related volatility continues to impact commodity pricing, and cocoa is seeing recent price weakness on fund liquidation. Since their mid-May highs, cocoa futures have [...]