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By Frank Holmes |
June 19, 2013
So why is an oil and materials manager getting his boots dirty in Sierra Leone? The cocoa plantation is only one example of a company producing a commodity that we believe will be sought by the world’s growing middle class population.
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By Sholom Sanik |
March 11, 2013
Cocoa prices continue to falter, sinking to 10-month lows against a backdrop of mixed fundamentals. West African production is sluggish, but the demand picture has been a disappointment.
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By Isis Almeida, Bloomberg |
November 13, 2012
Cocoa grinders are increasing output by the most in two years to meet record demand for chocolate, at a time when declining West African supply means the first shortages of beans in three seasons.
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By Sholom Sanik |
September 12, 2012
The past few weeks have seen cocoa prices spike out of their long-standing range of between $2,000 and $2,500 per tonne.
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By Isis Almeida and Marvin G. Perez, Bloomberg |
June 26, 2012
Cocoa climbed the most in three weeks on speculation that wet weather will increase the risk of crop disease in Ivory Coast, the world’s top producer. Sugar and coffee also advanced.
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By Isis Almeida, Bloomberg |
March 15, 2012
Rain across parched cocoa plantations in West Africa, which supplies 69 percent of the world’s beans, is leading analysts to pare forecasts for shortages, threatening the biggest rally in a year.
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By Shalom Sanik |
February 7, 2012
The bull market in cocoa came unglued in early 2011 when it became apparent that the Ivory Coast was going to grow, harvest and export a record crop
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By Shalom Sanik |
September 6, 2011
Focus on Futures looking at the cocoa market
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By Shawn Hackett |
January 1, 2011
Cocoa is building bullish technical energy highlighted by an ascending wedge formation that reflects a coiled spring preparing to release an explosive move
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By John L. Caiazzo |
May 17, 2010
Analysis of all futures market sectors.
