Cocoa Futures Plumb New Lows as Hedge Funds ‘Throw in The Towel’

(Agrimoney.com) Cocoa futures continued to plummet, amid volatile and high volume trading, amid ongoing uncertainty about West African production prospects.Front-month cocoa futures fell nearly 3% in morning deals in New York, to $2,898 a tonne, extending gains this week nearly to 10%. The selldown, which has taken prices 15% below a five-year high a month ago, contrasts with a strong performance by the bean last year, over which it was one of the few commodities to post gains.

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