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Cocoa Futures Update

Cocoa, Covid, and Candy Sales

Peter Mooses
August 07, 2020
As the summer starts to come to an end, we look ahead to fall activities and holidays. Will the demand for cocoa be down due to Covid and classroom closures?
Cocoa Futures Update

Cocoa Grindings Data and Supply News Lead to Volatile Trading Week

Peter Mooses
July 24, 2020
We may have seen the bottom in the September cocoa contract. The past few sessions have canceled each other out, one day up, one day down and so on.
Cocoa Futures Update

Increased Covid-19 Cases, Decreased Cocoa Demand

Peter Mooses
July 02, 2020
As the world, especially in the United States, sees an increase in Covid-19 cases some commodity prices are weakening.
Cocoa Futures Update

Covid-19 Continues to Weaken Demand for Chocolate/Cocoa

Peter Mooses
June 19, 2020
Cocoa futures have been one of the commodities has that been a good indicator of where people are at as far as getting back to normal
Cocoa Futures Update

Lack of Demand During Pandemic Continues to Hurt Cocoa Trade

Peter Mooses
June 05, 2020
The equity markets have rallied, but softs haven’t followed.
Cocoa Futures Update

Cocoa Futures Find Support As Parts of the World Re-opens

Peter Mooses
May 20, 2020
As parts of the world re-opens and the global equity markets try to recover losses from the past few months, the “food” commodities are following the trend. Cocoa demand should grow as more locations find the new norm.
Cocoa Futures Update

Cocoa Demand – Can We Only Go Up From Here?

Peter Mooses
May 08, 2020
As cocoa futures continue to be range bound and ending some recent trading days nearly unchanged, traders will focus on the demand of soft.
Cocoa Futures Update

Cocoa Grindings and Coronavirus

Peter Mooses
April 24, 2020
Cocoa futures have some fundamental news this week that normally would be strong enough to move the contract.
Cocoa Futures Update

Covid-19 Still Controls the Cocoa Trade

Peter Mooses
April 08, 2020
The May cocoa futures contract uptick may be short-lived.
Cocoa Futures Update

Cocoa Futures Double Whammy - Weak Demand and Equity Markets

Peter Mooses
March 25, 2020
Cocoa futures have been weakened by demand and the global equity markets. As the US and European markets moved higher for back to back sessions for the first time since February, cocoa tried to bounce off a potential bottom in the May contract.