Cocoa futures slide to three-week lows as global supply builds
September ICE New York cocoa (CCU26) fell 5.13% in a single session, while September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) dropped 4.68%, both hitting three-week lows. The selloff followed signs of rising global availability, including Ivory Coast port arrivals of 2.11 MMT for the current marketing year, up 21% year on year. Nigeria’s June cocoa exports rose 30% y/y to 18,922 MT, and ICE cocoa inventories climbed to a two-year high of 3,361,752 bags. While El Niño risks and expectations of a smaller 2026/27 crop offer longer-term support, near-term oversupply pressured prices.