Cocoa Price Today
Cocoa is trading at $5,660.00 per metric ton. The price is −0.2% on the day and −6.7% year to date.
Cocoa price chart
Daily closes of the front-month futures contract since 2000. Small jumps can appear at contract rolls.
Cocoa price in your currency
| 1 kilogram | $5.66 |
| 1 metric ton | $5,660 |
Converted at the exchange price and the current currency rate. Dealers and banks apply their own spread.
What moves the cocoa price
Ivory Coast and Ghana grow about 60% of the world's cocoa, so West African weather and tree disease decide what chocolate costs everywhere.
In 2024 cocoa more than doubled and broke $10,000 a ton for the first time, one of the sharpest moves in any commodity in decades.
Historical data
| Date | Price | Change | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5, 2026 | $5,660.00 | −0.2% | $5,688.00 | $5,567.00 |
| October 2, 2026 | $5,670.00 | +5.4% | $5,781.00 | $5,395.00 |
| October 1, 2026 | $5,381.00 | +0.3% | $5,463.00 | $5,051.00 |
| September 30, 2026 | $5,367.00 | −0.8% | $5,505.00 | $5,292.00 |
| September 29, 2026 | $5,408.00 | −3.2% | $5,665.00 | $5,314.00 |
| September 28, 2026 | $5,589.00 | −0.5% | $5,741.00 | $5,574.00 |
| September 25, 2026 | $5,619.00 | +0.5% | $5,676.00 | $5,462.00 |
| September 24, 2026 | $5,590.00 | +1.1% | $5,671.00 | $5,489.00 |
| September 23, 2026 | $5,528.00 | +2.3% | $5,576.00 | $5,252.00 |
| September 22, 2026 | $5,402.00 | +1.0% | $5,520.00 | $5,111.00 |
| September 21, 2026 | $5,351.00 | +0.5% | $5,533.00 | $5,242.00 |
| September 18, 2026 | $5,327.00 | −7.7% | $5,684.00 | $5,290.00 |
| September 17, 2026 | $5,772.00 | −3.5% | $6,038.00 | $5,506.00 |
| September 16, 2026 | $5,979.00 | +1.4% | $6,047.00 | $5,876.00 |
| September 15, 2026 | $5,895.00 | −1.7% | $5,895.00 | $5,895.00 |
| September 14, 2026 | $5,995.00 | +1.0% | $5,995.00 | $5,995.00 |
| September 11, 2026 | $5,933.00 | −0.5% | $5,933.00 | $5,933.00 |
| September 10, 2026 | $5,961.00 | +0.6% | $5,961.00 | $5,961.00 |
| September 9, 2026 | $5,924.00 | +0.6% | $5,924.00 | $5,924.00 |
| September 8, 2026 | $5,886.00 | −3.2% | $6,080.00 | $6,080.00 |
| September 4, 2026 | $6,082.00 | +0.4% | $6,052.00 | $6,049.00 |
| September 3, 2026 | $6,057.00 | −3.1% | $6,166.00 | $6,166.00 |
| September 2, 2026 | $6,254.00 | −4.5% | $6,501.00 | $6,347.00 |
| September 1, 2026 | $6,552.00 | −1.5% | $6,603.00 | $6,603.00 |
| August 31, 2026 | $6,650.00 | +1.9% | $6,600.00 | $6,600.00 |
| August 28, 2026 | $6,527.00 | +6.0% | $6,675.00 | $6,491.00 |
| August 27, 2026 | $6,155.00 | +5.8% | $6,190.00 | $6,186.00 |
| August 26, 2026 | $5,817.00 | +1.0% | $5,916.00 | $5,842.00 |
| August 25, 2026 | $5,759.00 | −1.0% | $5,819.00 | $5,816.00 |
| August 24, 2026 | $5,820.00 | −2.8% | $5,923.00 | $5,689.00 |
Agriculture
| Commodity | Price | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Wheatper bushel | $6.947 | +1.1% |
| Cornper bushel | $5.008 | +0.9% |
| Soybeansper bushel | $12.91 | +0.8% |
| Coffee (Arabica)per pound | $2.946 | +2.0% |
| Sugarper pound | $0.2032 | +2.0% |
| Cottonper pound | $0.7989 | +6.3% |
| Orange Juiceper pound | $1.389 | +2.7% |
Cocoa price by year
| Year | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $6,065.00 | $5,660.00 | $6,675.00 | $2,798.00 | −6.7% |
| 2025 | $11,675.00 | $6,065.00 | $11,882.00 | $4,914.00 | −48.1% |
| 2024 | $4,196.00 | $11,675.00 | $12,931.00 | $4,034.00 | +178.2% |
| 2023 | $2,600.00 | $4,196.00 | $4,478.00 | $2,507.00 | +61.4% |
| 2022 | $2,520.00 | $2,600.00 | $2,790.00 | $2,192.00 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | $2,603.00 | $2,520.00 | $2,792.00 | $1,900.00 | −3.2% |
| 2020 | $2,540.00 | $2,603.00 | $3,054.00 | $2,137.00 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | $2,416.00 | $2,540.00 | $2,783.00 | $1,901.00 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | $1,892.00 | $2,416.00 | $2,914.00 | $1,836.00 | +27.7% |
| 2017 | $2,126.00 | $1,892.00 | $2,291.00 | $1,769.00 | −11.0% |
| 2016 | $3,211.00 | $2,126.00 | $3,237.00 | $2,121.00 | −33.8% |
| 2015 | $2,910.00 | $3,211.00 | $3,422.00 | $2,669.00 | +10.3% |
| 2014 | $2,709.00 | $2,910.00 | $3,399.00 | $2,629.00 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | $2,236.00 | $2,709.00 | $2,840.00 | $2,046.00 | +21.2% |
| 2012 | $2,109.00 | $2,236.00 | $2,735.00 | $2,003.00 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | $3,035.00 | $2,109.00 | $3,826.00 | $1,898.00 | −30.5% |
| 2010 | $3,289.00 | $3,035.00 | $3,485.00 | $2,579.00 | −7.7% |
| 2009 | $2,665.00 | $3,289.00 | $3,510.00 | $2,232.00 | +23.4% |
| 2008 | $2,035.00 | $2,665.00 | $3,385.00 | $1,867.00 | +31.0% |
| 2007 | $1,635.00 | $2,035.00 | $2,277.00 | $1,566.00 | +24.5% |
| 2006 | $1,504.00 | $1,635.00 | $1,732.00 | $1,380.00 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | $1,547.00 | $1,504.00 | $1,850.00 | $1,315.00 | −2.8% |
| 2004 | $1,515.00 | $1,547.00 | $1,830.00 | $1,299.00 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | $2,021.00 | $1,515.00 | $2,420.00 | $1,360.00 | −25.0% |
| 2002 | $1,310.00 | $2,021.00 | $2,405.00 | $1,260.00 | +54.3% |
| 2001 | $758.00 | $1,310.00 | $1,380.00 | $752.00 | +72.8% |
| 2000 | $830.00 | $758.00 | $929.00 | $674.00 | −8.7% |
Open is the last close of the previous year; the change is measured from it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cocoa price today?
$5,660.00 per metric ton, −0.2% on the day. It is the front-month futures price, refreshed every 5 minutes.
What is the all-time high cocoa price?
$12,931.00 per metric ton, reached on December 18, 2024 (daily data since 2000).
What is the 52-week range for cocoa?
From $2,798.00 (February 27, 2026) to $6,675.00 (August 28, 2026).
Why did cocoa prices rise so much?
Poor harvests in Ivory Coast and Ghana after drought and swollen-shoot disease cut supply in 2024.