For the first time in more than 30 years, international cocoa prices have soared. On 26 July in London, the benchmark market for ‘brown gold’, prices for September contracts reached £2,700 ($3,426) a tonne, while in New York, prices topped the $3,552 mark.
There’s more to this story
Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors report from over 54 African countries, from Cape Town to Cairo, from Abidjan to Abuja to Addis Ababa. Africa. Unlocked.
cancel anytime
Already a a subscriber
Sign In
