The price of cocoa in future markets is again above $5,000/tonne (4.339 euros/t), “the highest level since January,” according to the Trading Economics portal.
© Lusa
25/06/2026
by
Lusa
O portal assigns the path of discharge to coverage of short positions and concern with the supply due to weather conditions.
The cocoa started 2026 at about $6,000/t and closed the month of January at about $4,100/t.
After a slow evolution, mid-May rose to a maximum of around $4,700 a.m. to then descend and rise again in mid-June.
Today, cocoa is quoted at about $5,080/t (4.469 euros/t), still far from the maximum price it reached in April 2025, when it went off to over $12,000/t.
Trading Analysts Economics cited by Efe stated that operators continue to monitor the end of the mid-season harvest in West Africa, while observing the main September harvest “amid the growing risks of El Niño.”.
They indicated that farmers in the world's leading producer country, Côte d'Ivoire, expressed their concern that recent rains, above average in the main producing areas, could cause flooding, a higher incidence of diseases and a lower quality of cocoa grain during the final half-season harvest.
Although rain is essential for the development of culture, excess moisture can favor fungal diseases and pest activity, particularly during the critical stage of formation and maturation of cocoa pod ", detailed.