Cocoa fell to 5,359.52 USD/T on December 1, 2025, down 0.82% from the previous day. Over the past month, Cocoa's price has fallen 18.29%, and is down 41.61% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Cocoa - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

This statistic depicts the average annual prices for cocoa from 2014 through 2027*. In 2025, the average price for cocoa stood at eight nominal U.S. dollars per kilogram.

Between 2016 and 2025, the monthly price of cocoa worldwide peaked in January 2025 at about ****** U.S. dollars per metric ton. Global cocoa industry Global cocoa production is expected to reach about *** million tons in the 2023/2024 crop year. Most of the world’s cocoa beans are grown in Africa; in 2023/2024, about *** million tons of cocoa beans were produced there, while about *** million tons were grown in the Americas. Within Africa, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana were the countries with the highest production of cocoa beans. Chocolate retail worldwide In 2016, Mars controlled a **** percent share of the chocolate market worldwide, making it the single biggest player in the chocolate industry. Mars owns such chocolate brands as M&Ms, Snickers, and Dove. The countries with the highest per capita chocolate consumption are Switzerland, Austria, and Germany.

View monthly updates and historical trends for Cocoa Bean Price. Source: International Monetary Fund. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

Monthly and long-term cocoa price data (US$/mt): historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

This dataset covers the daily cocoa prices from 03 October 1994 to 07 August 2025, sourced directly from the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO).

It integrates: - London futures prices (British pounds per tonne) - New York futures prices (US dollars per tonne) - ICCO reference prices (US dollars and euros per tonne)

The data has been cleaned to handle missing values and harmonize currency conversions based on official ICCO exchange rates.

Primary applications include: 1. Statistical and econometric modeling of price dynamics 2. Analysis of correlations between regional markets and ICCO reference prices 3. Forecasting price movements using machine learning techniques

This dataset is ideal for academic research, development of commodity trading strategies, and public policy analysis in the agricultural sector.

Notebook Ideas

• Trend and seasonality analysis using rolling averages and STL decomposition
• Price forecasting with ARIMA or Prophet models
• Interactive visualizations with Plotly or Altair, including currency conversion comparisons
• Correlation analysis between cocoa prices and macroeconomic indicators
• Backtesting a simple trading strategy on cocoa futures data
• Machine learning case study using random forests or XGBoost for price prediction
• Building a real-time price dashboard with Dash or Streamlit

In September 2022, the chocolate price amounted to $5,372 per ton (CIF, US), increasing by 7.5% against the previous month.

Daily cocoa exchange price (CC=F) from ICE New York, in USD per metric ton.

Learn about the recent drop in Mexico's chocolate prices. The cost has declined for three straight months and now sits at $4,122/ton.

In March 2023, the price of Chocolate reached $5,687 per ton (CIF, United Kingdom), showing a 2.5% increase compared to the previous month.

In February 2023, the chocolate price stood at $6,238 per ton (FOB, Italy), with an increase of 3.2% against the previous month.

This statistic shows the worldwide cocoa price from 2008 to 2024 in U.S. dollars per metric kilogram. In 2024, the price per kilogram of cocoa was over seven U.S. dollars.

In March 2023, the chocolate price stood at $6,151 per ton (FOB, Germany), with an increase of 7% against the previous month.

Ghana Export Price: Cocoa Products data was reported at 3,056.190 USD/Metric Ton in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,039.200 USD/Metric Ton for Dec 2017. Ghana Export Price: Cocoa Products data is updated quarterly, averaging 3,320.610 USD/Metric Ton from Mar 2006 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,142.570 USD/Metric Ton in Dec 2009 and a record low of 1,618.770 USD/Metric Ton in Mar 2007. Ghana Export Price: Cocoa Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Ghana. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.P003: Export Price.

As of June 2024, cocoa in Brazil was traded at an average price of ***** Brazilian reals per **** kilograms (one arroba*), a significant increase of over *** percent in comparison to the same month of the previous year. In the indicated period, the price of cocoa in Brazil reached a peak in June 2024. Cocoa production in Brazil was forecasted to reach *** thousand metric tons in crop year 2022/2023.

As of 2021, the price of cocoa in Ghana was projected at *** U.S. dollars per kilogram. This price was forecast to reach *** U.S. dollars per kilogram between 2022 and 2024. However, in 2025, it is expected that *** U.S. dollars would be paid for every kilogram of cocoa purchased from Ghana. The country is a leading producer of cocoa worldwide.

For the period between October and December 2023, the price of marketed cocoa in Côte d'Ivoire was measured at ***** West African CFA francs (XOF) per kilogram. This corresponded to roughly *** U.S. dollars per kilogram. The market prices of the farm product are set to increase in the first quarter of 2024, and then follow a gradual quarterly decreasing trend.

In March 2023, the chocolate price amounted to $3,986 per ton (FOB, Italy), approximately equating the previous month.

The Cocoa Beans Market Report is Segmented by Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and More). The Report Includes Production Analysis (Volume), Consumption Analysis (Value and Volume), Export Analysis (Value and Volume), Import Analysis (Value and Volume), and Price Trend Analysis. The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD) and Volume (Metric Tons).

This statistic shows the production of cocoa beans from 2020/21 to 2023/24. In crop year 2023/2024, an estimated *** million metric tons of cocoa beans were produced in Côte d'Ivoire. Production is forecast to slightly increase in 2024/2025, to *** million metric tons. Cocoa production Cocoa, a native to the Americas, was a valuable crop in the earliest South American cultures. The term cocoa originated from the Nahuatl word “cacahuatl”. Many believe that the plant first grew in the Amazon and upper Orinoco basins but the Mayans and the Aztecs eventually developed techniques to cultivate cocoa successfully. The plant was considered as a symbol of wealth for these civilizations and its beans were used as currency. Cocoa beans are the main ingredient for making chocolate.Cocoa beans are produced in tropical zones around the Equator, where climate conditions are well suited for growing cocoa trees. About 70 percent of the world’s cocoa beans come from four West African countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. The Ivory Coast and Ghana are by far the two largest producers of cocoa, accounting for more than ** percent of the world's cocoa.